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COVID-19: Assam govt to pay Rs 2.5 lakh to widows

11:24 pm June 27, 2021

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday announced that it will give Rs 2.5 lakh each to all widows, whose husbands died of COVID-19, if their family income is less than Rs 5 lakh. Under the new ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’, the beneficiaries of ‘Orunodoi’ and ‘Widow Pension’ schemes are also eligible for the […]

Assam govt to bring new law to control micro finance firms

10:57 pm December 13, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Sunday approved a proposal to bring in a new legislation for controlling the micro finance firms, which charge exorbitant interests from borrowers, as per the RBI guidelines. A meeting of the state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, decided to reign in the micro finance entities, who mostly give loans […]

Assam announces cash dole for tea garden workers

10:30 pm September 4, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Thursday announced that it will deposit Rs 3,000 in the bank accounts of around eight lakh tea garden workers by November 15, months ahead of the assembly elections. The state government deposited Rs 2,500 in their bank accounts in 2017-18 amd 2018-19 as part of the scheme, but it was […]

Assam announces further relaxations

11:23 pm May 5, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Tuesday issued additional guidelines regarding relaxations in restrictions. Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna said all industries and their supply chain are allowed to operate in the state without the need for any specific order and all personnel working there are allowed to commute to work at all times. Tea industries […]

Assam allows inter-district travel till May 2

11:37 pm April 27, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government on Monday extended inter-district movement of the stranded people till May 2 in personal and public transport with prior approval from the concerned authorities. The decision of travel within the state was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet, Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary told reporters here. “The Cabinet […]

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