Overview
- Students in Classes 6–8 will sit separate 50‑mark exams in Assam history and Assam geography, with curricula approved for uniform rollout.
- The decision follows recommendations from the high‑level committee chaired by Justice (Retd.) Biplab Kumar Sharma under Clause 6 of the Assam Accord.
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the cabinet decision after the meeting and posted details on X.
- The cabinet approved transferring 3,000 bighas from Doloo Tea Estate to the Airports Authority of India for a proposed Silchar greenfield airport, pending Union government clearances.
- Further approvals included a Rs 243 crore Centre of Excellence at Assam Engineering College with Rs 200 crore from Dassault and a Rs 335 crore Sainik School at Longvaku funded 80:20 with Rs 100 crore already released by the Centre, while official data show over 1,400 schools without basic facilities and nearly 28,000 teacher vacancies.