Sribhumi, Oct. 24 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday ceremonially launched the distribution of cheques to 18,745 members of women Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under Mukhyamantrir Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan in Ramkrishna Nagar assembly segment of Sribhumi district, covering 17,425 women from rural areas and 1320 from urban areas.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the Mukhyamantrir Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan has been undertaken to make women of the state financially self-reliant. Under this initiative, each beneficiary of the Ramkrishna Nagar constituency is being provided with a cheque of Rs 10,000.

The Chief Minister said that this fund is intended to help them become "Lakhpati Baideus".

He said that around...