Chief Minister disburses financial aid to flood-hit schools
Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma centrally launched the distribution of application forms for the Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Monia Scheme and Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Babu Scheme at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
The Chief Minister also disbursed Rs. 15.86 crore via DBT to 793 flood-affected schools across Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat and launched financial assistance of over Rs. 4.26 crore from the CMRF for 21,025 students in Sivasagar and Charaideo to purchase educational materials after the recent floods at the same programme. Of the amount, Rs. 11 crore have been allocated to 550 schools of Sivasagar, Rs. 2.22 crore to 111 schools of Charaideo, Rs. 2.06 crore to 103 schools of Jorhat and Rs. 0.58 crore to 29 schools of Golaghat.
The Chief Minister said that the Nijut Babu Scheme, which benefitted 50,000 boys last year, will include an additional 70,000 students this year, taking the total number of beneficiaries to 1.20 lakh. He also announced that girl students pursuing polytechnic courses and those studying in the seventh semester of integrated postgraduate programmes would also be eligible for financial assistance under the Nijut Moina Scheme starting this year.
Speaking on the financial assistance to flood-affected schools, Dr Sarma announced that schools suffering damage would receive additional financial support after detailed assessment of permanent losses. He said that the Education Department has already dispatched free textbooks for flood-affected students and arranged two sets of uniforms for students from Classes I to VIII. Financial assistance has also been extended to higher secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate, polytechnic and B.Ed. students.
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