Mr Singhal claimed that while many Indian governments pay pensions to those imprisoned during the Emergency, Assam provides the "highest" sum.
Digital Desk: The Assam government
announced on Wednesday that it will pay a monthly pension of Rs. 15,000 to
over 300 people who were imprisoned during the Emergency period.
Addressing a press conference following a cabinet meeting headed
by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok
Singhal said the state government regarded the prisoners jailed during the
Emergency as 'Lok Tantra Senani'.
"To commemorate their contribution to democracy, the Assam
Cabinet today approved providing monthly pensions to 301 people.""
Each month, they will be paid Rs. 15,000. If the guy dies, his wife will
receive the money, and if both have died, their unmarried daughter will inherit
the money," he explained.
Mr Singhal claimed that while many Indian governments pay
pensions to those imprisoned during the Emergency, Assam provides the
"highest" sum.
The Emergency, which lasted 21 months from 1975 to 1977, was
declared by then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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Other cabinet decisions include Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla
Baruah's announcement that Assam and Arunachal Pradesh will sign an accord to
settle their long-running border tensions on Thursday in the presence of Union
Home Minister Amit Shah.
"For months,
numerous joint regional committees met to discuss border
disputes.""Two days ago, they presented their ideas, and the Assam
Cabinet approved them today," he said.
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh share an 804.1-kilometer border in
the districts of Udalguri, Sonitpur, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia,
Dibrugarh, and Charaideo. Along the interstate border, there are 1,200 places
of contention.
Mr. Baruah also stated that the cabinet accepted investment
proposals totaling Rs. 8,201.29 crore for eight megaprojects.
"These projects will directly employ 6,100 youths, with an
even higher number of indirect jobs," he continued.
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