The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of welfare-oriented decisions, including an allocation of ₹200 crore for the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Asom Yojana, an increase in the one-time ex-gratia payment for Samagra Shiksha employees who die in service, and ₹108.81 crore to reimburse colleges for admission fee waivers under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme.
Announcing the decisions after the Cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the ₹200-crore allocation would help sustain healthcare coverage for over 40 lakh beneficiary families under the Mukhyamantri Ayushman Asom Yojana.
He explained that under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Centre provides financial support for around 30 lakh families, while the Assam government bears the cost for the remaining beneficiaries. The Cabinet has now approved the state’s share of ₹200 crore for the scheme.
In another key decision, the Cabinet approved an increase in the one-time ex-gratia assistance provided to officials, employees and teachers associated with Samagra Shiksha who die while in service. The amount has been enhanced from ₹5 lakh to ₹7.5 lakh.
Sarma said the enhancement had already been announced in the state budget and received formal Cabinet approval on Tuesday. The financial assistance will be available in cases of death due to illness or other causes while in service.
The Cabinet also sanctioned ₹108.81 crore for the 2026-27 academic year to compensate colleges for admission fee waivers provided under the Pragyan Bharati Scheme.
According to the Chief Minister, the allocation is expected to benefit more than 1.5 lakh first-year undergraduate students belonging to eligible income groups. The government reimburses educational institutions for the fees waived under the scheme to ensure students can access higher education without financial barriers.
The decisions are aimed at strengthening healthcare access, extending social security benefits to education-sector employees and supporting students through continued fee-waiver initiatives across the state.
