Assam Government launches Provincialisation Management System (PMS 1.0) for Venture Educational Institutions

Key facts

• The Government of Assam launched the Provincialisation Management System (PMS 1.0) to streamline the process of provincialising venture educational institutions.
• Chief Minister (CM) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurated the digital platform at Lok Sewa Bhawan to ensure transparency in the provincialisation of teaching and non-teaching staff.
• The portal operates under the framework of the Assam Education Act, 2017, which was recently updated as the 2025 Amended Act.
• The initiative includes special budgetary provisions for teachers of schools and colleges established after 2006 for the first time.
• Educational institutions are required to register on the portal using the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) code for schools or the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) code for colleges.
• The system facilitates digital screening and automated verification of institutional data to reduce manual errors and administrative delays.
• Since 2011, over 57,000 teachers have been provincialised across primary, secondary, and college levels in the state of Assam.
• The eligibility criteria for the provincialisation process were notified in the Government of Assam Gazette on 30 December 2025.