
A media company owned by the Assam chief minister’s family has been sanctioned a government subsidy of Rs 10 crore to establish a food processing plant in Assam’s Nagaon district.
The subsidy was sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampad Yojanas agro-processing clusters programme, administered by the ministry of food processing industries. Documents available with Newslaundry, and published on September 10 by Assamese news website The Cross Current, indicate that the company, Pride East Entertainment Private Ltd, was awarded the subsidy on November 10 for their project valued at Rs 25.88 crore.