Shillong, July 11 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while addressing a public gathering in Shillong, Meghalaya, said that the government will offer the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) to Meghalaya to assist the state in the process of redevelopment.

Under this Scheme, the government will provide 50-year interest-free loans to the state government. Additionally, the Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, also announced some projects in Meghalaya under the SASCI scheme.

The minister is on a 4-day visit to the northeastern state of India, where she will interact with Industry stakeholders, beneficiaries of the payment ecosystem service program and many others in the upcoming days.

Among th...