The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu has approved a series of major decisions covering education reforms, changes in reservation policy, administrative strengthening, employee welfare and climate action initiatives.
A major focus of the meeting was the education sector. The Cabinet approved the introduction of the Arunachal Pradesh Transfer and Posting of Employees of Education Department (Regulation & Management) Bill, 2026 in the upcoming Assembly session starting March 6. The proposed Bill aims to replace the current policy-based transfer system with a statutory and transparent mechanism supported by technology. The new system will be linked to a fully automated teachers’ registry portal to ensure better monitoring and fair postings.
The Cabinet also cleared recruitment rules for physical education teachers under the secondary education department to streamline appointments in government schools. In the higher education sector, it approved granting professorship to government college teachers under the Career Advancement Scheme in line with UGC Regulations, 2018. Recruitment rules for principals were also amended to align with updated UGC norms.
In another important decision, the Cabinet revised the state’s reservation policy for diploma, PCM, PCB and allied seats. As per the revised framework, 20 per cent of seats earlier reserved for non-APST candidates have now been moved to the open category. The remaining 80 per cent seats will continue to be reserved for APST candidates.
On the administrative side, the Cabinet created 15 posts under the Arunachal Pradesh Finance and Accounts Service cadre to strengthen financial governance. It also approved several pay-related proposals, including grade pay upgrades and parity adjustments in different departments.
Recruitment rules for the posts of deputy drugs controller and senior food safety officer were also notified in line with the Food Safety and Standards Act and 7th Central Pay Commission norms.
The Cabinet further launched the Pakke Declaration Implementation Report-2025 to review progress under the Pakke Tiger Reserve-2047 climate-resilient development roadmap. Out of 410 action points under 75 strategies, 246 have been completed, 70 are in progress and 94 are at the initial stage. An amount of ₹802.6 crore has been mobilised for implementation so far.
