Dispur, July 10 -- The Assam cabinet on Thursday approved the proposal to enhance the remuneration of Gaon Pradhans from Rs 9,000 per month to Rs 14,000 per month with effect from October 1.

This has been done keeping in view the increasing responsibilities of the Gaon Pradhans in Assam and as per Budget announcement 2025-2026. This will also be extended to Gaon Pradhans of Forest Villages.

It also approved the proposal for the implementation of the Gaja Mitra Scheme in the eight most human-elephant conflict-prone districts namely - Goalpara, Udalguri, Nagaon, Baksa, Sonitpur, Golaghat, Jorhat and Biswanath.

According to an official release, it is proposed to form a community-based voluntary monitoring and rapid response team in the af...