Which of the following States has recently increased the corpus of contingency funds to Rs 2,000 crore to meet exigencies like natural calamities?

The correct answer is ‘Assam’ Key Points The Assam Cabinet led by Chief Minister, Hemanta Biswa Sarma has approved various Provisions related to the States. The cabinet approved a proposal to replace ballot papers with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation elections. In order to improve the ease of doing business in the state, the Assam Cabinet has decided that no business license will be required to run any commercial institution, except brick kilns, liquor shops, hospitals, schools and other industries. except those which generate heavy pollution. The cabinet also approved the “Assam Occupational Safety, Healthy and Working Conditions Rules, 2022” to secure the working conditions and safety of workers. It includes provisions like an annual medical examination for every worker who has completed 40 years of age and the constitution of the Safety Committee for every establishment employing 100 or more workers. The cabinet has decided to raise Rs 142 crore as a loan from NABARD for the continuation of the projects sanctioned under RIDF-XXVII in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Elementary Education and Irrigation Department. The corpus of contingency funds has also been increased from Rs 200 crore to Rs 2,000 crore to meet exigencies like natural calamities Covid-19 pandemic.