India, Oct. 8 -- With an aim to strengthening Assam's economy at the grass roots, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today launched 'Orunodoi 3.0' marking the rollout of enhanced direct benefit transfer of '1250 per month to over 38 lakh beneficiaries across Assam. At the central inaugural event held at the Veterinary Science College playground in Khanapara here today, Chief Minister Sarma addressed the beneficiaries virtually gathered in the State across 25,991 polling centers. Sarma said that Orunodoi 3.0, is the largest welfare scheme in Assam's history in post-independence.

He said that State Government will spend about '5,000 crore annually under Orunodoi to support Antyodaya families financially. Shedding lights on the origin of th...