Nalbari (Assam) [India], June 27 (HBTV): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Thursday that the state cabinet has decided to conduct a special recruitment drive to regularise contractual teachers under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). 

The decision was taken during the state cabinet meeting held in Nalbari today. 

"The Assam cabinet has decided to create 35,000 fresh vacancies for regular teachers and initiate a special recruitment drive where contractual SSA teachers can apply. Upon filling these 35,000 positions, the corresponding contractual SSA teacher posts will be dissolved. This will enable fresh candidates to apply for other regular posts," the chief minister said. 

To facilitate this transition, Sarma said, existing rules will be amended to allow for the lateral entry of experienced contractual teachers into regular teaching positions in Lower Primary and Upper Primary schools across the state. This decision is set to benefit approximately 35,133 contractual and state pool teachers.

In addition to the recruitment drive, the cabinet also made decisions concerning traffic fine regulations to alleviate undue burden on citizens.  

(ANI) This is a syndicated news feed. HBTV has edited it for clarity.