Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday rolled out a scheme to present one-time monetary help of Rs 2.5 lakh every to all widows, whose husbands died due to COVID-19, if their annual household revenue is lower than Rs 5 lakh. Under the brand new ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’, Sarma handed over cheques to 176 eligible beneficiaries from eight districts at a operate.
At least 873 beneficiaries have been recognized as of now below this scheme, and all of the cheques will probably be given to them by state ministers in districts by the following week, Sarma stated.
“This is not a happy programme for us. When we invite beneficiaries for some government schemes, we always take pride. But for today’s event, we are neither proud nor happy,” he stated.
In Assam, 6,159 coronavirus-positive folks have died, together with 1,347 due to comorbidities, he stated.
“Though we have identified 873 widows, we expect that 2,000-2,500 will be there. The enrolment process is going on in districts,” the chief minister stated.
The Assam authorities has already launched a scheme to present Rs 3,500 per 30 days to kids, who misplaced their mother and father due to COVID-19.
“I have requested the finance minister to provide some funds to give something to other COVID-19 affected families. Assam has done something before other states have taken such initiatives,” Sarma stated.
The state Budget for 2021-22 will probably be offered on July 16 by Finance Minister Ajanta Neog. The Budget Session of the meeting will start on Monday.
The beneficiaries of ‘Orunodoi’ and ‘Widow Pension’ programmes are additionally eligible for the one-time monetary help below the ‘Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme’.
As per the scheme, the beneficiary’s husband needs to be a COVID-19 constructive affected person on the time of loss of life, and it needs to be licensed by the State-Level COVID Death Audit Board.
“A beneficiary must belong to a low-income family having an annual income less than Rs 5 lakh,” the scheme particulars talked about.
It, nevertheless, said that widows of presidency servants won’t be lined below this scheme as they’ll get the household pension as per common norms.
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