The council of ministers approved the proposal to establish a Centre of Excellence in aerospace, defence, automotive, and electric vehicle industries and others by Dassault Systems Private Ltd, he said.
Dassault will invest Rs 200 crore along with external monitoring, advisory, and implementation support, while the state government will put in Rs 40 crore in the project.
As a part of this initiative, 3,000 engineering graduates will be trained in robotics, aerospace, defence, AI and more, Sarma said.
The cabinet also approved the procurement of 100 mw of wind-solar hybrid power from NTPC, which will help in meeting the shortfall in supply during the evening and night peak hours, he said.
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It granted approval for holding a special recruitment drive to provide an opportunity to 4,669 additional contractual teachers to be regularised.
Besides, the cabinet gave the go-ahead for the addition of 1,26,000 beneficiaries in 126 assembly constituencies under the ‘Orunodoi’ schemes, while 17 lakh more people will be given ration cards from September 19.
The council of ministers also decided to revamp the Assam State Zoo at a cost of Rs 362 crore.
