Guwahati, Jan 30: The Assam Cabinet has approved the sanction and release of Rs 300 crore under the MOITRI (Mission for Overall Improvement of Thana for Responsive Image) scheme to the MOITRI Society Account.
The funds sanctioned/released will be utilised for development of physical infrastructure, internet connectivity and basic tools for cyber-crime detection in every police station in the state.
The funds will be also used for capacity-building of police personnel to improve their soft skills and responsiveness to deal with new-age crimes, such as drugs and cyber crimes, besides counselling of juvenile offenders and persons involved in gender-based violence.
Special amenities for the differently-abled will also be created in the police stations.
On the other hand, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the All Assam District Administration Employees Union, the Cabinet decided to change the nomenclature of some posts of employees in the deputy commissioners’ establishment.
The nomenclature of posts such as junior assistant, senior assistant, head assistant and supervisory head assistants have now been changed to junior district assistant, senior district assistant, district administrative head assistant and district supervisory head assistant respectively.
The Cabinet also took decisions related to implementation of the Floriculture Mission for the benefit of about 20,000 farmers, investment in power sector; construction of a new Raj Bhavan in Tezpur besides a dedicated road linking Pandu Port with NH-27 to ease congestion that might occur owing to increased trade at the port in the coming days.
Notably, the Cabinet meeting was held in Dibrugarh on Monday as part of the state government’s endeavour to take governance closer to people.
Besides, a number of decisions, including construction of flyovers and bridges, was taken in the Cabinet meeting, aimed at fast-paced and overall development in Dibrugarh district.