Widows in Assam to get a monthly pension of Rs.300 & one-time grant of Rs.25,000

October 22: The Assam Cabinet on Tuesday announced that under the Indira Miri Universal Widow Pension scheme, all widows will get a monthly pension of Rs 300. Apart from this, a one-time financial grant of Rs 25,000 will be provided to those widowed after 1 April, 2019.

The Cabinet approved the Indira Miri Universal Widow Pension scheme.

All widows will get a monthly pension of ₹ 300. Further, a one-time financial grant of ₹ 25,000 will be provided to those widowed after April 1, 2019.

— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) October 22, 2019

The Cabinet also extended Atal Amrit Abhiyan to cover ICU packages, Trauma, Critical Care Pediatrics & Pediatric Surgery and Bone Marrow. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in Guwahati’s Janata Bhawan on Tuesday.