Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma kicked off the Nalbari event, where 33,909 SHG members received the first instalment through direct benefit transfer.
• The beneficiary cohort comprised 31,179 women from rural panchayats and 2,730 from Nalbari Municipality, with 70 counters set up at the venue for disbursals.
• Sarma said all constituencies will be covered within three months, with rollout moving next to Jagiroad and then Margherita.
• The scheme is structured for phased support, with a one-year utilisation review preceding a Rs 25,000 tranche (Rs 15,000 government plus Rs 10,000 via bank linkage) and later loan access up to Rs 50,000 with state-covered interest and a 25% subsidy.
• The state has committed Rs 10,000 each to roughly 40 lakh SHG members across Assam, and Nalbari district is projected to reach 94,841 beneficiaries after planned distributions in Tihoo and Barokhetri.