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May
The new Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 13 approved a major policy roadmap that includes introducing a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) bill in the Assembly and launching a fresh drive to generate two lakh government jobs over the next five years. Addressing the media after the first cabinet meeting of the new term, Sarma said the Bharatiya Janata Party government would adopt its election manifesto as the “principal model” for governance in Assam. The cabinet approved the introduction of the UCC bill on the last day of the ongoing Assembly session. However, the government…
