The Assam government on Thursday launched the "Lakhpati Baideo" or "Lakhpati Sister" scheme to empower 40 lakh self-help group (SHG) workers to help them become rural micro-entrepreneurs.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that Congress has not approached the state government for Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. On Wednesday, Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah had alleged that BJP-led government was trying to block the yatra in the state.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has ordered a high-level inquiry into the death of a 24-year-old youth who allegedly died by suicide. The inquiry will be concluded within 30 days.
Guwahati, Dec 26 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday asserted that no lives were lost in the state due to extremist violence in 2023, a year which also witnessed a “complete end to tribal militancy”.