PM Modi to Distribute 1.06 Lakh Land Pattas to Indigenous People of Assam
Assam had 5.75 lakh, landless families, in 2016. The BJP government has distributed 2.28 lakhs land pattas/allotment certificates since May 2016.
| 21 Jan 2021 4:56 PM GMT
GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to distribute 1.06 lakh land pattas/allotment certificates to indigenous people of Assam.
Notably, PM Modi who will be in Assam s Sivasagar district will visit Jerenga Pathar, a historical place connected with Assam s erstwhile Ahom kingdom for the distribution ceremony on January 23.
Speaking to media, Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that no government in Assam has ever taken such a people-friendly initiative in the past.