Chief Minister Dr, Himanta Biswa Sarma today distributed cheques to women beneficiaries as part of Assam Micro-Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme 2021 at a function held at Dibrugarh on January 5.
It may be noted that to incentivise good credit discipline, the first phase of the scheme was launched at Sonitpur on November 28. 5097 beneficiaries from Dibrugarh district were given cheques out of the total 25,873 beneficiaries.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma appealed to the beneficiaries to make good use of the financial benefits so that their entitlement to future loans increases manifold. He also urged upon the micro-finance establishments to generate awareness among the loanees to help them make good use of the loans. He also said that those beneficiaries who are unable to pay back their loans should apply through a portal for remittance as State government would open a portal in the coming month.
He also said that taking loan is a process. The educated unemployed who do not get government jobs try to make them self-reliant by starting business with the help of bank loans. He said that the entire process runs smoothly if the loanees repay their loan amounts which will also help in initiating economic revolution in the state. He also said that under the scheme, beneficiaries will be given cheques in Upper Assam districts including Tinsukia in the next month.
Power Minister Bimal Bora gave the welcome address in the programme which was also addressed among others by Finance Minister Ajanta Neog, Agriculture Minister Atul Bora, Union Minister of State for Oil and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli, local MLA Prasanta Phukan. Tea Tribe Welfare Minister Sanjay Kisan, Revenue Minister Jogen Mohan, MLAs Bolin Chetia, Terosh Goala, Ponakan Baruah, Chakradhar Gogoi, Rupesh Goala and hosts of others.
Earlier, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma launched an online piped natural gas registration portal of Assam Gas Company Limited at Duliajan. It may be noted that with this portal people can apply for new gas connection and can lodge their complaint. He also took stock of the functioning of AGCL and its various ongoing projects with the senior officers of the company. Union Minister of State for Oil and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli and others were present during the meeting.
On the other hand, Chief Minister Dr. Sarma also took stock the ongoing works of guest house of Water Resources Department at Dibrugarh. 80 per cent work of the guest house has been completed as he directed the concerned authority to expeditiously complete the remaining work within a stipulated time.
He also visited construction site of Assam Cancer Care Foundation Hospital at AMCH. He also asked the authority to introduce paying cabin in the 182 bedded hospital.
Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma also inspected the under-construction site of flyover at junction point of Convoy road with NH-37 leading to Amolapatty bus terminus, Dibrugarh.
He also visited Namrup based Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizers Corporation Limited and took stock of its expansion work. He also took stock of the hospital of BVFCL.
Union Minister of State for Oil and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli, Revenue Minister Jogen Mohan, Power Minister Bimal Bora, Tea Tribe Welfare Minister Sanjay Kisan and senior officers of BVFCL were present on the occasion.
