‘Swanirbhar Nari: Atma Nirbhar Assam Scheme’

Current Context: Assam Government launched a new scheme named as Swanirbhar Nari: Atma Nirbhar Assam’.

• The scheme aims to empower women who are economically backward in Assam. 
• The scheme is said to be beneficial to around 4 lakh families.
• Around 3.72 lakh Sustainable Individual Assets and 822 Community Assets will be created for this scheme.
• 5 activities will be implemented in case of Individual Asset creation and 20 activities will be implemented in case of Community Assets creation. 
• The scheme will be implemented in-line with other schemes and missions of Assam like Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission, Agriculture and Horticulture, Fishery, Animal Husbandry, Handloom, textiles, and Forest.
• Static Part: 
• CM of Assam: Sarbananda Sonowol Governor of Assam: Jagdish Mukhi