Guwahati, July 18 -- Written by -Manoj Kumar Ojha

Guwahati: The Assam Cabinet, in its meeting held on Friday, approved the allotment of land and waiver of premium to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the establishment of a National University for Disability Studies.

Later, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the media at a press conference in Guwahati and shared the announcement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

According to the Chief Minister, the government will allot approximately 150 bighas of land for the new university, which aims to advance education, training, treatment, and rehabilitation services in the field of disability.

The institute will be located in Chaygaon, a town in Kamrup...