GUWAHATI: Assam will pay the electricity bills of 20 lakh poor households with a capping of Rs 250 each per month through direct benefit transfer mode under an ongoing socio-economic empowerment scheme called ‘Orunodoi’.
Under this biggest-ever DBT scheme in the state since 2020, the 20 lakh beneficiaries have been getting assistance transferred directly in their bank accounts by the 10th day of every month for buying medicines, fruits and vegetables, pulses and sugar. The initial monthly amount of assistance to each household was Rs 830 which was later enhanced to Rs 1,000. With the additional power bill compnent each beneficiary will now be eligible to get Rs 1250 per month. The state government has allocated Rs 2,000 crore to fund this scheme in 2022-23,
