Assam to give class 1 govt jobs to Olympic medalists 29 Jul 2021, 10:18 GMT+10 Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 29 (ANI): Assam government has decided to provide class I government jobs to medal winners of Olympic, Commonwealth and Asian Games from the state. In a series of cabinet decisions taken in a meeting led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, the Assam government has decided to provide class-II government jobs to medal winners of the Recognised World Championship and Class III jobs to medal winners of National Games. In a statement, the Assam government said that the monthly amount of sports pension has also been increased from the existing Rs 8000 to Rs 10,000. Cabinet also decided to provide Sports Pension to the medal winners of Commonwealth and National Games.