Itanagar

The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a slew of proposals, including promulgation of an MSME ordinance, a Rs 2,000-crore rural road connectivity programme, simplification of land-use conversion rules, and a one-year age relaxation for eligible APPSC aspirants.

The proposed Arunachal Pradesh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Facilitation of Establishment and Operation) Ordinance, 2026, which will be placed before the assembly, seeks to reduce regulatory burden by allowing eligible enterprises to start operations through a self-declaration mechanism, subject to existing laws.

The move would improve ease-of-doing business, encourage entrepreneurship, attract investment and generate employment, a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office said.

The cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu also reviewed the progress of the flagship ‘Shikshit Bharat to Shikshit Arunachal’ Mission.

It observed that Rs 3,612.50 crore has been invested during phase-I (2023-26) to improve school infrastructure, teacher deployment, digital education and learning outcomes, with another Rs 1,500 crore proposed for phase-II, taking the total outlay beyond Rs 5,100 crore by 2029, the release said.

The cabinet was also apprised of the implementation framework for the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive State Rural Road Development Programme (CM-CSRRDP), under which 1,129 unconnected habitations with populations below 250 will be linked by all-weather roads by 2029.

The programme will cover around 6,567 km through phased investments of Rs 2,000 crore over the next three financial years, the statement said.

To facilitate planned urban growth, the cabinet approved amendments to the Arunachal Pradesh Land Settlement and Records Rules, 2012.

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Agricultural land within notified master plan areas will automatically be deemed converted to the prescribed land use without requiring separate permissions, while the record of rights format will be modernised for digital integration and transparency, it said.