Dispur, Aug. 31 -- In a move towards rural self-reliance and women's empowerment, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma today presented scooters to 9,704 community cadres under the 'Sakhi Express' initiative at a function held at Veterinary College Field, Khanapara. He also launched the 'Livelihood Rural Express Scheme' to provide 51 commercial vehicles to Cluster Level Federations.
It may be noted that in the 2020-21 budget, State Government had announced Sakhi Express scheme to provide scooters to all Jeevika Sakhis. In 2022-23, the initiative was expanded to include all cadres namely Jeevika Sakhis, Pashu Sakhis, Bank Sakhis, CRP- Enterprise Promotion, Master Book Keeper, Internal Mentor, MSP Trainer, BDSP Trainer etc under Community Ca...