Guwahati, June 28 -- Rural Health Practitioners in Assam could soon receive a separate service cadre with defined pay scales, promotional avenues and employment benefits after the Gauhati High Court instructed the state government to complete the policy framework governing their service conditions.

Justice Soumitra Saikia directed the Assam government to fast-track the exercise already entrusted to a committee constituted for the purpose.

The panel has been asked to submit its recommendations within 90 days of receiving the certified copy of the order, following which the state must examine the report and take appropriate steps for its implementation.

According to the order, the committee will be required to formulate the eligibility n...