Assam government plans to roll out Orunudoi and Re-SVAYEM schemes in Bodoland areas

With Orunudoi scheme launched by the previous BJP government becoming a big hit, Assam government plans to roll out the scheme in Bodoland areas.

The scheme was not rolled out in Bodoland areas. Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma chaired a meeting to review preparedness for launching of Orunudoi and Re-SVAYEM schemes in Bodoland Territorial Region.

The Chief Minister directed the district administration of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri districts to take expedient steps to implement the schemes and finalize lists of beneficiaries for both the schemes. He asked the officials to consult with the public representatives in preparing the beneficiary list for their respective areas.


The Chief Minister asked to launch Orunudoi in BTR from next month. Notably, under Orunudoi scheme, economically weaker families of BTR will get financial assistance of Rs. 830 per month through DBT mode to the bank account of the nominated woman of each family for household expenses.

In Friday's meeting, various aspects of Re-SVAYEM scheme implementation was discussed. The Chief Minister directed to complete all necessary works at the earliest for launch of Re-SVAYEM in BTR within June.

Under Re-SVAYEM scheme, seed money and working capital support of Rs. 50 thousand in two tranches will be provided to identified members of enterprising groups of BTR for undertaking economic activities or for expanding their existing businesses at the grassroots level. These schemes couldn't be launched in BTR earlier due to elections in BTAD and then general elections.

Sarma took a comprehensive review of the central government’s flagship scheme “Jal Jeevan Mission” with officials of the Public Health Engineering Department and stressed on ensuring sustainability of the water supply schemes which are being implemented under the mission.

Noteworthy that Jal Jeevan Mission is envisioned to provide safe and adequate drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 to all households in rural India.

The Chief Minister while saying that pipes laid for water supply by the department very crucial for sustainability of the mission, directed to revisit the implementation framework of PHED schemes and draw up a maintenance policy clearly specifying the type of items to be used, implementation strategy and operational mechanism for the assets to be created under the Mission.

Further saying that overground water channels used for piped water supply schemes keep changing leading to disfunction of many schemes, Sarma also asked to carry out scientific study prior to execution of schemes apart from doing quality control study.

The CM also asked to immediately recruit the manpower necessary for success of the Mission besides adopting innovative ways to make the PHED schemes sustainable. He also directed to convene zonal meetings with contractors to facilitate them for speedy implementation of schemes.