Cachar, Dec. 7 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the distribution of entrepreneurship seed capital cheques of Rs 10,000 each to 15,301 women beneficiaries under Udharbond Legislative Assembly Constituency in Cachar district as part of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan.

Of these beneficiaries, 13,491 are from rural areas and 1,810 from urban areas.

Speaking at a programme held at the playground of Durganagar Nayaram Higher Secondary School in Udharbond, the Chief Minister said the State Government has taken up the ambitious Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan to make the women of Assam financially self-reliant.

He informed that a large number of women among the 40 lakh members of Self-Help Groups (SH...