Guwahati: A huge amount of unrealised loan money to the tune of almost Rs 864 crores under PMRY has forced the banks to get tough with the defaulters.
According to official information, as many as 18,517 beneficiaries out of 22,730 have yet to repay the loan amounting Rs 864 crores which they received under the Prime Minister's Rojgar Yojana from 1992 to December, 2006.
Sources say the matter has already reached the Prime Minister's Office and the Reserve Bank of India is getting ready to take stern action against the defaulters as soon as necessary permission is received. Also a committee is studying the case and the report is expected by April, 2008.
Notably, the scheme for the unemployed youths was introduced in 1991 by the then Prime Minister P V Narasihma Rao. The beneficiaries were selected by a committee consisting of the members of district industries centres, district administration and banks.
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Security forces arrested four NDFB(S) militants in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday. They were caught red handed at Hatibandha Gaon under police station on the way to a rubber estate for extorting...
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A brainstorming meeting of the Gauhati University Executive Council on Monday assures Vice Chancellor Dr Amarjyoti Chaudhory of Rs 25 crore package to uplift the varsity forcing him to withdraw his resignation.Chaired by Gauhati University chancellor and Assam Governor Ajoy Kumar Singh at the Raj Bhawan on Monday the meeting takes up an assurance by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for the package latest by December 31.Dr Cahudhory announced that he would withdraw his resignation he tendered a few days back which touched off a seismic wave of protest and resistance.The Executive Council of the University, seeks a detailed project report from Dr Chaudhory on his the vision document incorporating...
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Noted litterateur Rebato Mohan Dutta Chaudhory, popularly known as Shilabhadra, is ailing. His health condition deteriorated on Thursday morning and he was rushed to the Down Town Hospital for treatment. Mr Chaudhory is a retired professor with the Assam Engineering College, Jorhat.
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is leaving for New Delhi on Friday to participate at a function organised by the India Today group.According to information, Mr Gogoi will deliver a speech on Assam’s economic scenario which is “satisfied” at a recent survey by the India Today group.Mr Gogoi is schedule to return on Saturday to attend the APCC meeting at the Rajiv Bhawan.
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