Assam CM launches cash benefit schemes for nearly 1 lakh students ahead of polls

GUWAHATI: (Feb 26) Ahead of the Assembly polls, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched a series of schemes offering cash benefits to nearly one lakh students and researchers.

At a function here, Sarma rolled out ‘Jibon Prerana’, ‘Jibon Anuprerana’, and ‘Nijut Babu Asoni’ for direct cash transfers to fresh graduates, researchers, and undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Under the Chief Minister's Jibon Prerana scheme, the government will offer Rs 2,500 every month for one year to 48,319 fresh graduates to support their career pathways.