The Assam government on Friday proposed to fire government employees found guilty of polygamy. Finance Minister Jayant Malla Barua in the Assembly It was proposed that people who marry more than once will not be able to avail benefits under government welfare schemes. According to PTI News, Barua said, “In order to promote women’s empowerment and gender justice, any man having more than one marriage will not be eligible to avail benefits under any government welfare scheme.”
within budget Assam Changes have been proposed in the Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1964, so that government employees who marry more than once can be fired as per law.
Barua further said, “In order to promote honesty and responsible citizenship, I propose that any person convicted of any offense under any criminal law shall not be eligible to avail benefits under the notified government welfare scheme.”
Will not get benefits of government schemes
He further said that due to the election process, the regular budget could not be presented, hence the government will restart its list of welfare schemes from August.
Barua said, “Our government has many welfare schemes which include different levels of beneficiaries. I propose to give more than Rs 6,000 crore under different grants for these welfare schemes.”
Barua presented a budget of Rs 2.85 lakh crore for the financial year 2026-27, in which it is proposed to increase the tax exemption limit for small tea growers by four times and reduce VAT on piped natural gas by about 10 percent.
People who practice polygamy will be given jobs
Last year, the Assam Assembly passed the Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025, which aims to ban more than one marriage in the state and impose strict punishment on those who enter into a second marriage or hide it while the first marriage is legally valid.
The bill, which was introduced by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on the first day of the winter session, will be applicable to the entire Assam, except in Sixth Schedule areas and members of Scheduled Tribes mentioned under the Constitution.
The bill defines polygamy as the practice of getting married even when one party already has a legally valid marriage or a living spouse who is not legally recognized. There was no divorce nor was the marriage annulled. In this, there is a provision of punishment of up to seven years in jail and fine if found guilty of committing more than one marriage.
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