Assam government will deposit Rs 3,000 in the bank accounts of eight lakh tea garden workers

The Assam government will deposit Rs 3,000 in the bank accounts of over eight lakh tea garden workers by November this year. Stating this, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma the state government deposited Rs 2,500 in their bank accounts in 2017-18 and 2018-19 as part of the scheme, but it was discontinued in the last financial year.

Sarma said that the scheme was not implemented in 2019-2020 but it will be done in 2020-21 with a target of reaching eight lakh workers.While bank accounts of 6,33,411 tea garden workers were opened in 2017-18, in the next financial year it increased to 7,15,979.The state government will increase the amount deposited in these accounts to Rs. 3,000 and it will be done by November 15.

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Sarma further said that the construction of 120 new high schools in the tea gardens has already begun and classes are expected to begin in April next year.He also said that the Swami Vivekananda Youth Empowerment Yojana, announced in 2017-18, did not see much success due to the lack of cooperation from the banks but has now been redesigned to help youths become entrepreneurs.

The scheme, earlier under the Industries and Commerce Department, will now be implemented by the Finance Department, which with the help of the deputy commissioners, will select the beneficiaries.As per the scheme, the government will provide Rs 50,000 each to the members of NGOs, farmer producer organisations or self-help groups who have registered before September 1.

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