The Assam Cabinet approved the introduction of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) as an option under the National Pension System for the employees of the Government of Assam who come under NPS on Monday. During the state Cabinet meeting, held at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati and led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Cabinet adopted the UPS. "This scheme will benefit employees in terms of old age security and will not be dependent on the returns of the market," the Assam Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister also stated that the state cabinet has accorded approval to the Financial Sanction Proposal of Rs. 130 crore for the procurement of Bicycles to be distributed among 311,614 students studying in Class IX of schools under the Government of Assam in the State. "Providing a bicycle to every Student in Class-IX will help in reducing dropout among the students and thereby will increase their retention and improve the transition rate from Secondary to Sr. Secondary level," the Chief Minister said.