Overview
- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma formally launched the scheme, implementing a budget promise to support celibate monks attached to satras.
- Majuli accounts for the largest share of beneficiaries with 474 of the 620 identified in the first phase, followed by Jorhat and Lakhimpur.
- District commissioners compiled and verified the beneficiary list with sattradhikars, and the data was uploaded to the DIDS portal.
- The government said eligible Udasin Bhakats not included initially will be added in subsequent phases.
- Assam also plans to constitute a Satra Aayog to bolster finances and protect satra land, with proposed powers to initiate complaints and direct eviction, citing encroachment over 15,200 bighas.