Published on : 26 Sep 2025, 9:23 am

Silchar: In a major step toward rural empowerment, 367 community cadres across Cachar district received scooters under the Sakhi Express scheme at a grand ceremony held at Udiyaman Mahila CMTC, Itkhola Bazar.

Minister Kaushik Rai, in his keynote address, thanked CM Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma for his visionary leadership, stating that Sakhi Express would enhance last-mile governance and women’s financial independence. He encouraged recipients to use the scooters as tools of service and rural transformation.

MLA Dipayan Chakraborty hailed the initiative as a historic move for women’s empowerment, adding that mobility will strengthen SHGs and expand outreach in villages.

DC Mridul Yadav (IAS) highlighted Cachar’s low SHG loan NPA rate and said the mob

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