Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday distributed cheques to women beneficiaries at a function held in Dibrugarh As part of Assam micro-finance incentive and relief scheme (AMFIRS) 2021.
It may be noted that to incentivise good credit discipline, the first phase of the scheme was launched at Sonitpur on 28 November last and lately 5097 beneficiaries from eastern Assam were given cheques out of the total 25,873 beneficiaries.
Speaking on the occasion, CM 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 the micro-finance establishments to generate awareness among the loanees to help them make good use of the loans.
Sarma advised those women who were unable to pay back their loans to apply through a portal for remittance as the State government is opening the outlet in the coming days. Narrating that taking loans is a process, he opined that educated unemployed who do not get government jobs may try to make them self-reliant by starting business with the help of bank loans.
In presence of Union minister Rameswar Teli, State ministers Ajanta Neog, Atul Bora, Bimal Bora, Sanjay Kisan, Jogen Mohan, etc along with legislators Prasanta Phukan, Bolin Chetia, Terosh Goala, Ponakan Baruah, Chakradhar Gogoi, Rupesh Goala with others, Sarma informed that the beneficiaries from other eastern districts will be given cheques next month.
Earlier, Sarma launched an online piped natural gas registration portal of Assam gas company limited (AGCL) at Duliajan, through which the would-be customers may apply for new gas connections and can also lodge their complaints. He also took stock of the AGCL functioning and its various ongoing projects in presence of senior officials. He also visited the construction site of Assam cancer care foundation hospital at AMCH.
CM Sarma distributes cheques under AMFIRS 2021
