Guwahati

Sarbananda Sonowal holds meeting with AXX and indigenous literary bodies in Guwahati

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GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday held a meeting with the representatives of 22 indigenous Xahitya Xabhas (Literary Bodies) including Axom Xahitya Xabha and Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Brahmaputra State Guest House. As per decision was taken in the meeting, Sonowal announced that state government would provide Rs. 10 crore to Corpus Fund of Asom Sahitya Sabha, Rs. 5 crore to Bodo Sahitya Sabha and Rs. 3 crore each to the other indigenous Sahitya Sabhas as one time grant. Accordingly, Asom Sahitya Sabha would be able to derive an amount of Rs. 80 lakh annually as interest from the corpus fund while Bodo Sahitya Sabha would receive Rs. 40 lakh and other indigenous Sahitya Sabhas would get Rs. 24 lakh each annually.