The Assam authorities on Friday introduced cash comfort to bus operators and heads of spiritual establishments who've been adversely suffering from Covid-19 regulations withinside the state.
Addressing media men and women to commemorate 100 days of his authority, leader minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that a one-time comfort of ₹10,000 every might accept to bus drivers, conductors and handymen while ₹15,000 every might accept to heads of spiritual establishments.
Due to a ban on inter-district motion of public delivery withinside the beyond 3 months because of Covid-19 regulations, almost 60,000 men and women related to delivery buses had been affected. Closure of spiritual locations to the general public on account that May has additionally impacted all spiritual locations withinside the state.
To assist mitigate and limit weather change, the authorities authorised changing all metropolis buses plying in Guwahati below the state-owned delivery agency to electric and compressed herbal gas (CNG) cars in the subsequent 12 months.
“The cabinet has authorised the acquisition of 200 electric and 100 CNG buses for Guwahati. We intend to use that rule to non-public bus operators withinside the metropolis in a phased manner,” Sarma stated.
The leader minister informed that the cabinet has authorised to boom the month-to-month allowance given to over 2.2 million girls as a part of its flagship Orunudoi scheme from the existing ₹830 to ₹1,000 with on the spot effect.