Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces loan waivers for 5,119 women under microfinance relief schemeAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Golaghat as part of a 12-day development initiative. He distributed aid to flood-affected ...
14 Dec, 2024, 09.21 PM IST
Assam cabinet renames Hojai district headquarters as Srimanta Shankardeva NagarThe Assam cabinet renamed Hojai district headquarters to Srimanta Shankardeva Nagar, honoring the Vaishnav saint. They also approved relief...
27 Nov, 2024, 12.30 AM IST
Avoid taking loans from microfinance institutions: Assam CMAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma urged women in the state to avoid taking loans from microfinance institutions due to high interest...
16 Oct, 2023, 08.56 PM IST
Covid-19, CAA protests reasons behind MFI loan defaults: Himanta Biswa SarmaTaking another giant leap forward towards fulfilment of promises made during campaigning for the 2021 State Assembly elections, Sarma on Sa...
23 Sep, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
Assam govt tables legislation to exclude entities regulated by RBI from ambit of Assam Micro finance institution ActThe Assam government has introduced legislation to exclude entities regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from the Assam Microfinanc...
12 Sep, 2023, 05.54 PM IST
Assam cabinet approves Category-III of microfinance incentive and relief scheme, extends MoU with 37 lendersAssam cabinet approved third category of the Assam Microfinance Incentive and Relief Scheme (AMFIRS), 2021. This include microfinance borro...
19 May, 2023, 10.42 PM IST
Assam to start Category II of Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme by OctoberEarlier the state government had provided money to borrowers who had been making regular payments to the lenders. Micro finance loan waiver...
24 Sep, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
Assam Budget 2022-23 proposes to build 500-km long all-weather roads at an estimated cost of Rs 1,107.78 crThe budget also proposed customised and special incentives like tax sops, capital subsidy, production linked incentives (PLI) amongst other...
17 Mar, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Assam rolls out second phase of Micro Finance Institutions Relief SchemeDuring this phase of the scheme, those borrowers who have been repaying regularly would be benefitted.
02 Jan, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Assam Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme 2021Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has been able to fulfill its election promise of microfinance loan ...
28 Nov, 2021, 08.16 PM IST
Assam government to spend Rs 3,500 crore to provide relief to around 11 lakhs microfinance borrowersThe Assam Cabinet had approved the process of cheque distribution who are regularly paying.
28 Nov, 2021, 10.24 AM IST
Assam govt to kickstart process of providing relief to around micro finance borrowers from end of this monthAssam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said that the cabinet has approved the process of cheque distribution who are regularly paying and thi...
05 Nov, 2021, 12.05 AM IST
Assam Cabinet approves Rs 1800 crore to around 11 lakhs micro finance borrowersAssam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the State Cabinet approved Rs. 1800 crore to provide relief to around 11 lakhs microfina...
30 Sep, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Assam government to spend Rs 7,200 crore in Microfinance loan waiverAssam chief minister said that the Assam government in its first cabinet meeting formed a committee under the chairmanship of Housing and U...
24 Aug, 2021, 08.01 PM IST
MFIN signs MOU between Assam government and 37 microfinance lendersAMFIRS is aimed at providing financial relief from the Government to the microfinance borrowers in Assam to help them continue maintaining ...
24 Aug, 2021, 06.00 PM IST
Assam budget 2021-22: Relief for micro lenders announcedAssam finance minister Ajanta Neog, while presenting the budget for 2021-22, stated, "Assam Micro Finance Institutions (Regulations of Mone...
16 Jul, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
No appeasement with microloan waivers, Assam thinks of rewardsIn parallel, the state has identified that out of the ₹12,500 crore of micro-loans, about ₹4,000 crore was given to borrowers flouting the ...
22 Jun, 2021, 06.54 AM IST