Published on : 28 Oct 2025, 3:25 am

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: The Assam government has officially announced that state government employees will get a grant of Rs 1000 under its flagship initiative to declare 2025 as the " Year of Books ", starting from November 1. The scheme, first proposed in the Finance Minister's Budget Speech for FY 2025-26, aims to promote reading habits and literary culture across the state.

According to a notification, all financial sanctions under this scheme will be exempted from obtaining concurrence of the Finance Department for the current financial year to ensure smooth implementation. The department has also designated the related Head of Account as a Global Head, enabling all Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) to issue financial sanctions witho

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