The Assam Cabinet decided to appoint sprinter Hima Das as the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and approved the amendment to the Integrated Sports Policy for the state.

Chief minister Sonowal chaired the meeting of the Assam Council of Ministers (CoM) at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati. In a tweet, the Chief Minister?s Office (CMO) said, ?The CoM approved an amendment to the Integrated Sports Policy for the State for appointment to medal winners of Olympics, Asian Games, CWG (Class 1) and medal winners of World Championships senior (Class 2) officers. Hima Das will be appointed as Dy. SP."

A number of decisions were taken in the meeting of the Sonowal Cabinet on Wednesday. The CoM also approved the Cyber Security Policy for the state. The Energy Conservation building code for the state was also approved by the CoM. The CMO said,  ?All commercial buildings will have to abide by these regulations." The CoM decided to start the Mini Secretariat in Barak Valley (Silchar) with 6 departments including Personnel, R &DM, GAD, Agriculture, Fisheries, AH&V department. The CMO took to Twitter and wrote, ?Giving a major relief to consumers, the CoM decided to provide free electricity in all households for consumption of up to 30 units a month."

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