India, Oct. 22 -- Guwahati/IBNS: Two years after the Assam assembly adopted the population policy, the Assam cabinet on Monday decided that, no government jobs will be given to the persons having more than two children after Jan 1, 2021.

The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting of the Assam government held here on Monday evening.

It is to be mentioned that, the 126-member Assam assembly had passed the "Population and Women Empowerment Policy of Assam" in Sept 2017.

Assam Commerce Minister Chandramohan Patowary said that, the state government cabinet has decided that, the government will not give jobs to the persons having more than two children after January 1, 2021.

The Assam cabinet also adopted a new land policy that will prov...