HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 16: Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday hailed the state budget presented by finance minister Ajanta Neog saying it will prove to be a milestone in fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of all sections of the society.
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The budget paves the way for Assam reaching its destined heights on all fronts, he said while speaking to reporters on Thursday.
Stressing on the Rs 5,000 crore allotment in the budget so as to provide self-employment opportunities to the state’s 2 lakh youths, the chief minister said this revolutionary step would prove immensely helpful in helping the youths of Assam stand up on their own feet.
Stating that the current dispensation in the state believes in the concept of equitable growth, Sarma said the provision made for microfinance loan waiver is a step in that very direction and shall fulfil one of the most talked-about promises made during the last Assembly elections campaigns.
The chief minister was stressing on the measures announced in the budget for nearly 39 lakh members of 3.27 lakh self-help groups of the state.
He said empowering the members of the self-help groups through financial aid would help build robust home-based industries in the state.
Sarma also emphasised on the scheme of health insurance, titled Chief Minister Ayushman Asom, on the lines of the central government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, and the Chief Minister Awas Yojana, modelled around Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, for the economically disadvantaged sections of the state.
