Cabinet Decisions taken on 25 June 2022 (4)
1. Green Tax on old vehicles • Assam Motor Vehicle Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 approved to reduce greenhouse gas emission and streamline existing taxation regime by incorporating ‘Green Tax’ on older vehicles. • Highlights - One-time tax (OTT) by replacing existing slab system with reduction of 1% Motor Vehicle Tax from existing rate of taxes for personalised 4-wheelers where mode of payment is in two slabs. 2. For benefit of DNP Limited employees • Duliajan Numaligarh Pipeline (DNP) Limited allowed to undertake pay revision of its employees similar to pay fixation of Assam Gas Company Limited (AGCL) by adopting AGCL’s pay fixation methodology for the benefit of DNP Ltd employees.

3. Support to indigenous weavers • Approval to procurement of handloom items directly from indigenous weavers without involving middlemen through specially developed ‘Swanirbhar Naari’ portal (www.swanirbharnaari.assam.gov.in). • To be implemented with the help of ARTFEED and Assam government Marketing Corporation under the administrative control of Director of Handloom Textiles.

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