The Assam Assembly passed six bills related to the Education Department on November 29. The opposition parties were not present during the votes as they had walked out.
The Assembly approved four key amendment bills. These included the Assam Non-governmental Educational Institutions (Regulation of Fees) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Teachers and Re-organisation of Educational Institutions) (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
Assam Assembly Pass 6 Education Bills
The House also passed the Assam Elementary and Secondary School Teachers (Regulation of Posting and Transfer) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Non-teaching Staff of Venture Educational Institutions) (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
The debate on these four bills, introduced by Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, lasted over four hours. Members from Congress, CPI(M), and Independent MLA Akhil Gogoi stated that the amendments they proposed were not accepted. They requested the government to allow a vote, but their request went unanswered.
Opposition walked out
Two other bills were passed by voice vote. These included the Azim Premji University Bill, 2025, and the North Eastern Regional Institute of Management (NERIM) University Bill, 2025. Both bills were introduced by Education Minister Pegu on the last day of the Winter Session.
Pegu stated that the government aimed to improve the state’s education system through these measures. He noted on his X account that the Assam Legislative Assembly also considered The Rabindranath Tagore University (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and The Su-Ka-Pha University Bill, 2025, which are intended to strengthen Assam’s education sector.
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