Assam CM's carcade to be limited to six in Guwahati, 12 in other districts

The Assam Chief Minister's convoy will be limited to six cars in Guwahati and 12 cars in other districts, the Assam cabinet decided on Thursday.

The Assam Chief Minister's convoy will be limited to six cars in Guwahati and 12 cars in other districts, the Assam cabinet decided on Thursday.

Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said, "The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma in Guwahati."

"To minimize public inconvenience, the Chief Minister's carcade will be limited to six cars within Guwahati Metropolitan area and 12 in other areas/districts, excluding escort and pilot. During road travel of the Chief Minister, traffic will not be disrupted beforehand. If required, it might be paused for a period not exceeding 2 minutes. Movement of ambulance will get priority over CM's carcade," said Keshab Mahanta.

Earlier, Himanta Biswa Sarma had announced that his carcade would be reduced to minimize public inconvenience.

Announcing the cabinet decisions, the Assam Health Minister further said that the budget session of Assam Legislative Assembly will start on March 14.

The Assam cabinet also decided that from now, the practices of facilitation and offering gifts to CM, ministers and senior officials during any official function will be discontinued. However, visiting dignitaries will be provided with proper courtesy.