Assam’s new arms policy not applicable along inter-state borders
State Cabinet plans to boost oil palm cultivation by relaxing admissible categories of land
Shillong, May 29: The Assam government will issue arms licences to the “original inhabitants in vulnerable remote areas”, the state Cabinet decided on Wednesday. The inter-state borders will be excluded from these defined vulnerable remote areas.
In a post on X, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “There were some queries regarding whether the arms license policy would also apply to inter-state border areas such as those shared with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, and Nagaland. Let us clarify: Assam has always maintained that inter-state border issues are matters that can and should be resolved through mutual understanding and trust. We do not view these regions as vulnerable in the context of national security threats. Accordingly, the arms license policy will not be applicable to the inter-state border areas of Assam.”
According to the Cabinet note, “this (arms) scheme will act as a deterrent to unlawful threats and enhance the personal security and confidence of such (original inhabitants in vulnerable remote areas) individuals and communities.”
The Cabinet also decided to seek Rs 250 crore for the upgradation of 34 polytechnics and 43 government ITIs to Centres of Excellence in collaboration with Tata Technology Limited.
It also decided to rename Sarusajai Sports Complex as Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex and Mangaldai Stadium as Raja Dharmanarayan Stadium.
Oil palm cultivation
The Cabinet has decided to boost oil palm cultivation in the state by relaxing the admissible categories of land for the cultivation of Oil Palm under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm. It will also allow cultivation in other categories of land other than myadi patta and eksonia patta land.
