Guwahati, March 26 -- The Assam government is going to disburse Rs 10,000 to each woman of Self Help Groups (SHGs) from April 1 under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan.

Ranjeet Kumar Dass, Assam Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, told ANI on Wednesday that the Assam government is trying to make 30 lakh women of the state as Lakhpati Didi in coming days.

"PM Narendra had announced that there are four castes - poor, the youth, women, and farmers. PM Modi is making all efforts to bring these four castes to the fore. Besides this, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is making all efforts to bring farmers to the fore. Efforts are also being made to push forward women. We are doing everything to make it happen," Dass said.

"There are...