Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma approved Rs 2,000 crore allocation for the implementation of various schemes on Thursday.”In the Cabinet meeting, we have finalised guidelines to provide financial support to 27 lakh women from the Self-Help Group community. Through this scheme, women members of self-help groups in Assam will be provided Rs 10,000 in the first phase, Rs 25,000 in the second phase with bank and government assistance, and up to Rs 50,000 in the third phase through banks,” he said after a cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Additionally, Rs 70 crore has been allocated to road connecting Balimukh to Sildubi via Bhuragaon while Rs 55 crore was approved for the drainage system for Morigaon Town. Earlier, the Assam government signed MoUs with the State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank of India (UBI) to provide insurance benefits to state government employees. During a state cabinet meeting held in North Lakhimpur, theState Finance Department was authorized to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) to provide zero-premium insurance coverage to all permanent or regular employees of the state government, totalling over four lakh employees.The Finance Department soon after discussed with all the SCBS to identify the best options for the employees. As a first step, the Finance Department has signed MoUs with the State Bank of India (SBI) and Union Bank of Indi (UBI).
