Dibrugarh, Aug. 3 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched the disbursement of interim financial assistance of Rs 15,000 each through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to flood-affected families of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat districts at a programme held at the Chief Minister's Secretariat in Dibrugarh.

On the occasion, he also virtually released the state subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana for eligible beneficiaries from the four flood-affected districts.

It may be mentioned that financial assistance will be extended to around 75,000 flood-affected families of Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat and Golaghat, which were severely affected by the recent devastating floods. In the first...