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Why microborrowers in Assam are refusing to repay their loans this poll season
Why microborrowers in Assam are refusing to repay their loans this poll season
Microfinance â or small collateral-free loans meant for low-income groups â has emerged as a poll plank on the threshold of the 2021 Assam assembly elections.Â
Karishma Hasnat 22 February, 2021 2:00 pm IST
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Guwahati: Manobika Lahon of Santapur village in Assam’s Lakhimpur district has nearly paid off the Rs 30,000 loan she took from a microfinance institution (MFI), but she wonât be paying the remaining instalments.Â
Many others in the village, who took small loans to start a business, clear debt, pay for their childrenâs education, or emergencies, echo her conviction.Â
High-level committee s report on Assam Accord s Clause 6 under examination, says state minister
High-level committee s report on Assam Accord s Clause 6 under examination, says state minister
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the high-level committee report on Assam Accord s Clause 6 will be examined by legal experts.
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UPDATED: February 19, 2021 23:18 IST
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that certain recommendations of the high level committee go contrary to the various verdicts pronounced by the Supreme Court. (File photo: PTI)
Assam government has said that report of a high-level committee on Assam Accord s Clause 6 is under examination of the legal experts. This comes almost a year since the high-level committee on the Assam Accord’s Clause 6 constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs submitted its report of recommendations to the Assam government.
Poll-oriented budget
Poll-oriented budget
The budget presented by Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the first six months of 2021-2022 – Vote on Account because of the ensuing Assembly election
| 14 Feb 2021 5:18 AM GMT
The budget presented by Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for the first six months of 2021-2022 – Vote on Account because of the ensuing Assembly election – is without any doubt an election-oriented budget. With only a few days left in between for the Election Commission to issue the notification for election which is in probability to be held in April, the incumbent government has no choice but to frame the budget keeping in mind every single voter. Even the Union budget for 2021-22, presented in Parliament a few days ago by Nirmala Sitharaman, had clearly kept the Assam elections in mind. That exactly was why the Union Budget had given several special considerations for Assam which Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted in his budget speech in the
No Alliance With Bodoland People s Front For Assam Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma No Alliance With Bodoland People s Front For Assam Polls: Himanta Biswa Sarma The BJP is currently the single largest party in the 126-member Assam house with 60 MLAs, while its allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and BPF now have 13 and 11 lawmakers respectively. They (BPF) are still in our government and it is healthy politics, Himanta Biswa Sarma said (File)
Guwahati:
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday made it clear that the ruling BJP will not have any alliance with its existing ally Bodoland People s Front (BPF) in the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.