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Assam CM Himanta Sarma announced a bill to prohibit polygamy, new funds for victims, judicial township at Rangmahal, Assam Startup Policy, and SU-KA-PHA University in Sivasagar.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced a series of key decisions taken during the state cabinet meeting, including a resolution to prohibit polygamy in the state with limited exemptions.
Sarma announced that the bill will be introduced in the Assam Assembly session on November 25 for passage.
Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting here, Sarma said the government will also create a new fund to compensate the women victims of polygamy so that they do not face hardship in continuing with their lives.
“Polygamy is prohibited in respect of the person who shall not marry if he has a living spouse or is not legally separated from the other spouse by following due procedure of law or is a party to a marriage which is not yet dissolved or annulled by a decree of divorce,” he said.
“The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, further seeks to provide compensation to the victim women as they have to suffer immense pain and hardship due to polygamous marriage. To save the society from the scourge of such practices, this Bill has been framed with the avowed objective to streamline the society,” the Assam Chief Minister added.
Sarma further said that, under the bill 7 years of rigorous imprisonment provision will be there against those persons who will engage in marriage for second and more times.
The Assam cabinet accorded the administrative approval for the first phase of the work “Construction of State-of-the-Art Judicial Township at Rangmahal, North Guwahati” amounting to Rs 478.78 crore.
“The High Court Complex Development (Phase-I) is primarily focused on the establishment of a comprehensive High Court Complex in which all the buildings are connected with bridges, which will serve as the apex judicial hub of the region. Key components include – High Court Building (G+4), High Court Bar Building (G+6), High Court Office Building (G+6),” the Chief Minister said.
The State Cabinet has approved the “Assam Startup and Innovation Policy 2025-30″, aiming to transform Assam into one of India’s leading entrepreneurship and innovation hubs over the next five years. The initiative entails a total financial outlay of ₹397 crore for the period.
The State Cabinet has approved the implementation date for promotions under the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) for Assistant Professors and Librarians serving in Autonomous, PDUAM, Model Degree, Provincialised, and Government Colleges across Assam.
The policy includes several funding provisions, Ideation Grant of up to ₹10 lakh for concept validation or proof-of-concept development; Prototype Development Grant of up to ₹20 lakh for general and tech startups and up to ₹40 lakh for deep-tech ventures to build MVPs and test products; and an equity-based Seed Fund (Assam Startup Seed Fund) offering up to ₹50 lakh per startup, with the government holding a maximum 4% equity stake.
Startup Venture; Capital Fund – Up to Rs 10 crore per startup as growth capital for scale-up.
The State Cabinet has approved the establishment of “SU-KA-PHA University, Assam”, a teaching, residential, and affiliating university to be set up in the undivided Sivasagar region, preferably in Charaideo district, for the promotion of higher education.
Assam, India, India
November 09, 2025, 22:51 IST
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