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The state government of Assam has taken a very historic and strong step towards social reform and protection of women’s rights. Assam Budget 2026 While presenting it in the Assembly, State Finance Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah has put forward a very big and shocking legislative proposal regarding polygamy.
According to the new policy guidelines issued by the government, now if any man in the state of Assam marries more than one (polygamy), then he will not be given the benefit of any public welfare scheme run by the Assam government. The government believes that this strict decision had become extremely necessary to protect the legal and social rights of women and ensure gender justice.
Let us know the 5 biggest and important announcements made in Assam Budget 2026 on polygamy and other financial fronts:
1. Government employees will be punished and will be dismissed from their jobs.
In the budget proposal, restrictions have not only been imposed on common citizens, but strict rules have also been set for government servants. According to the budget, if any serving employee of the Assam government is found guilty of polygamy or marrying a second wife without legally divorcing the first wife, strict disciplinary action will be taken against him with immediate effect.
Under this, the guilty employee can also be directly terminated from government job. Government to make this legal action easy and foolproof ‘Assam Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1964’ All preparations have been made to make a major amendment.
2. Even criminals will not get the benefit of government schemes
The Finance Minister proposed another very stringent social reform during the budget speech. Under this, criminals convicted of serious crimes under any criminal law by any court of the state will also be completely excluded from the scope of the welfare schemes of the state government. The main objective of the government is to promote the spirit of honesty, transparency and responsible citizenship in the society.
3. Assam Polygamy Prohibition Act 2025: There is a provision of 7 years in jail
Let us tell you that Assam Assembly last year itself ‘Assam Polygamy Prohibition Bill, 2025’ Has been passed with full majority. Under this strict law, a man found guilty of entering into a second marriage without legally terminating the first marriage or without the knowledge of the first wife or concealing the fact may face maximum punishment. 7 years rigorous jail And there is a provision for punishment of heavy fine. However, this specific law will not apply to the autonomous regions falling under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution and the Scheduled Tribes (STs) of the state due to their traditional social system.
4. Schemes will start from August, VAT on PNG reduced by 10%
Due to the earlier election processes in Assam, the regular budget could not be presented on time. The government has announced that from the coming month of August, all the stalled major welfare schemes of the state will be started again at full speed, for which Huge financial provision of more than Rs 6,000 crore Has been done
Apart from this, in this total annual budget of Rs 2.85 lakh crore, the tax exemption limit has been directly increased four times, giving huge relief to small tea growers. Also, giving relief to the common people, a huge reduction of about 10% in VAT on Piped Natural Gas (PNG) has been proposed.
5. Bumper offer for youth: 2 lakh government jobs will be available in 5 years
To tackle unemployment and make the youth self-reliant, the Finance Minister has made a big budgetary promise on employment fronts. Assam government’s vision for the youth of the state in the next 5 years More than 2 lakh government and public sector (PSUs) jobs It is an ambitious target to provide. Along with rapidly filling all the old vacant posts, new posts will also be created in various departments. It is noteworthy that the state government has given government jobs to more than 1.64 lakh youth in a transparent manner in the last five years.
Main vision of the government: According to the Assam Finance Ministry, the objective of these tough decisions is not only to ensure proper allocation of budget money, but also to bring women empowerment to the ground in the society and to curb social evils like polygamy forever.