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Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet greenlit seven bills on July 5 ahead of the upcoming Budget session. The measures aim to boost industry and improve emergency services. The state will launch a Dial 112 emergency helpline soon. It connects police, fire, and health services on one platform.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed a new government authority will lead the Guwahati Satellite City project. This puts an end to talk of private control. Sarma said, "Many people were saying that we were planning to give land to Adani and Ambani in the name of developing the satellite city. Now, everyone will understand that it is the government that will develop it."
Land laws face a major overhaul. The new amendment restricts land sales near religious sites in Barpeta, Batadrava, and Majuli. Buyers must show their families lived there for at least three generations. Lawmakers hope this protects local heritage.
Businesses will see fresh rules. Small, non-polluting enterprises can start work for three years without government permits. The state also repealed the colonial-era Sarais Act. Officials will fold those rules into updated tourism legislation.
Infrastructure gets a lift too. AMUL gets a land lease in Biswanath for a new milk chilling facility. Meanwhile, travel curbs for state employees have softened. Officials can now take approved foreign trips again.
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