24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved the Assam Muslim Marriage Registration (Compulsory) Rules, 2026.
The rules set a uniform procedure for mandatory registration of Muslim marriages across the state.
They are framed under Section 25 of the Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024.
That Act replaced the Assam Moslem Marriages and Divorces Registration Act, 1935.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said marriages will now be registered by registrars of marriages instead of kazis; panchayat-level officers may be given powers if applications are many.
The 2024 Act bars any registration that contravenes the legal age of marriage: 18 years for females and 21 years for males.
Rules:
Assam Muslim Marriage Registration (Compulsory) Rules, 2026
Parent Act:
Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024
Act replaced:
1935 Act
Section:
Section 25
Why it matters for exams: Links state personal-law registration to child-marriage prevention and the legal age of marriage — a polity and social-issues topic.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Kazi — A Muslim legal officer who earlier registered Muslim marriages in Assam.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved implementation of the Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation (SWIFT) Project.
The total estimated cost is Rs 796.88 crore.
An Asian Development Bank (ADB) loan will bear Rs 637.504 crore and the Government of Assam Rs 159.376 crore.
Restoration and rehabilitation work will be undertaken on at least 102 derelict community beels (wetlands).
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said people in the fishery business will benefit.
Total cost:
Rs 796.88 crore
ADB loan:
Rs 637.504 crore
State share:
Rs 159.376 crore
Beels to be restored:
at least 102
Why it matters for exams: Externally aided state projects (ADB), their cost-sharing and the wetland (beel) ecology of the Brahmaputra valley are exam-relevant.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ADB Asian Development Bank — A Manila-based multilateral bank that lends for development in Asia.
SWIFT Assam Sustainable Wetland and Integrated Fisheries Transformation Project — Assam's ADB-aided project to restore beels and develop fisheries.
Beel — A lake or wetland in the floodplains of Assam.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved a proposed investment of Rs 11,000 crore by JK Lakshmi Cement Limited.
The company will set up a clinker manufacturing unit and four associated cement grinding units in Assam.
The project is expected to generate direct employment of around 2,000 people.
The Cabinet also approved a State Capital Investment Subsidy for manufacturing units eligible under the Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme (UNNATI), 2024 that could not register within the extended deadline of 30 September 2026.
It allotted 504 bighas of land at Niz-Gondhmow in the Hajo revenue circle for an industrial estate in Kamrup district.
Investment:
Rs 11,000 crore
Units:
1 clinker unit + 4 grinding units
Direct jobs:
around 2,000
Industrial estate land:
504 bighas, Hajo
Why it matters for exams: Large private investments in the North-East and the Centre's UNNATI 2024 industrial scheme are relevant for economy and regional development questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Clinker — The nodular intermediate product of a cement kiln, ground to make cement.
UNNATI Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024 — A central scheme of incentives for new industrial units in the North-Eastern states.
Bigha — A traditional unit of land area used in Assam.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 decided to give Rs 1,500 to Orunodoi beneficiaries for October instead of the regular Rs 1,250.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described the extra amount as a gift on the occasion of Durga Puja.
The meeting was held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati.
Orunodoi is the state's flagship scheme, launched in 2020, providing monthly direct benefit transfers to women from economically disadvantaged families.
The Chief Minister said a similar initiative will be taken for Rongali Bihu in April.
October payment:
Rs 1,500
Regular monthly amount:
Rs 1,250
Scheme launched:
2020
Why it matters for exams: State direct benefit transfer schemes for women, such as Orunodoi, are frequently compared in state-focus and welfare questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
DBT Direct Benefit Transfer — Payment of welfare money straight into beneficiaries' bank accounts.
Orunodoi — Assam's monthly cash-support scheme for women of poor families.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved a 20 per cent Durga Puja bonus for eligible workers and employees of tea gardens under the state-owned Assam Tea Corporation Limited (ATCL).
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 548 of the state's 807 tea gardens had already announced a 20 per cent bonus.
The Cabinet also added 17 October 2026 as an additional Durga Puja holiday for state government employees.
The Chief Minister said the Durga Puja holiday will now run from October 17 to October 20.
Bonus:
20 per cent
Gardens already paying 20%:
548 of 807
Additional holiday:
17 October 2026
Why it matters for exams: Assam is India's largest tea-producing state; tea-garden labour welfare and state PSUs like ATCL are recurring state-focus topics.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
ATCL Assam Tea Corporation Limited — A state-owned company that runs tea estates in Assam.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 approved state guidelines for financial assistance towards the promoter's contribution under the central sector scheme 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)'.
For collective entities — FPOs, FPCs, PACS and cooperatives — the state will bear the entire 10 per cent mandatory promoter's contribution.
For individual beneficiaries such as farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, startups and SHGs, the state will bear 5 per cent and the beneficiary the remaining 5 per cent.
The Cabinet also approved a rent-based or pro bono model for a state-of-the-art Spices Board laboratory at Ulubari in Guwahati.
State share for collectives:
entire 10%
State share for individuals:
5%
Spices Board lab site:
Ulubari, Guwahati
Why it matters for exams: The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and the role of FPOs and PACS are standard agriculture-economy topics in UPSC and state exams.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
AIF Agriculture Infrastructure Fund — A central financing facility for post-harvest and farm infrastructure projects.
FPO Farmer Producer Organisation — A collective of farmers registered to market produce and buy inputs together.
PACS Primary Agricultural Credit Society — A village-level cooperative that gives short-term farm credit.
24 September 2026
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced after the Cabinet meeting on 24 September 2026 that elections to the Mising Autonomous Council and the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council will be held in November.
The Cabinet the same day also allotted 256 bighas of government land at Pratapgarh for a College of Agriculture at Patharkandi in Sribhumi district, under Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
Councils going to polls:
Mising; Sonowal Kachari
Poll month:
November
Land for agriculture college:
256 bighas
Why it matters for exams: Assam's community autonomous councils and their elections, and new agricultural institutions in the state, are recurring state-focus topics.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Autonomous council (statutory) — A council set up by an Assam state Act to give a community self-rule over local development.
Sixth Schedule — Constitutional provisions for autonomous district councils in tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
24 September 2026
The Assam Cabinet on 24 September 2026 decided to supply subsidised sugar at Rs 30 to National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries for October 2026.
Beneficiaries will get both masur dal and sugar for Rs 100 in October, the Chief Minister said.
The Cabinet approved granting the minimum of the pay scale to an additional 166 muster roll, casual and fixed-pay workers with effect from 1 September 2026.
It also gave ex post facto approval to an executive order allowing Aadhaar enrolment of eligible women members of Self-Help Groups until March 31.
Sugar price for October:
Rs 30
Masur dal + sugar:
Rs 100
Workers brought to pay scale:
166
Why it matters for exams: Shows how states top up the NFSA public distribution system with their own subsidies — a food-security and federalism theme.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
NFSA National Food Security Act, 2013 — The law entitling eligible households to subsidised foodgrains through ration shops.
Muster roll worker — A daily-wage worker whose attendance is kept on a muster roll rather than a regular post.