Guwahati, June 22 -- The Assam Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal to fill up to 50 per cent of supervisor posts in the mid-day meal programme from among serving eligible Anganwadi workers with at least 10 years of experience.

Earlier, it was 25 per cent.

The remaining posts will be filled through direct recruitment.

In another decision at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, an additional honorarium for Cook-cum-Helpers engaged under the PM POSHAN (Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman) scheme was announced. It will be raised from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 per month, effective October 2025, for 10 months annually. Cook-cum-Helper will now get Rs 2,000 per month.

Further, the state Cabinet has approved the exten...