Himanta Biswa Sarma

According to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, 12 lakh people will benefit from the state's massive 12-day festival of development. This effort will include a number of welfare measures, such as providing scooties to girls, scholarships and bicycles to female students, waiving mother loan obligations, and financial aid to flood-affected families. "With the settlement with the banks, the state government will waive the loan for women in Assam who have taken out loans from financial institutions up to Rs 50,000," the Chief Minister told reporters. 'No dues certificates' would be issued by the banks to anyone who have taken…