Guwahati, Sept. 3 -- In a move to boost entrepreneurship of the women, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented cheques to 5,791 women from Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA) at a function help at Kahikuchi in Azara.

The Chief Minister presented cheques of Rs 10,000 each to the beneficiaries from Jalukbari constituency to help them in their entrepreneurial activities.

Speaking on the occasion, CM Sarma highlighted the presence of the SHGs in both rural and urban areas of the state.

"There are about 50,000 such self-help groups in urban areas. About 40 lakh women from the self-help groups in the state are receiving revolving funds as well as loans through banks. The state go...