Guwahati, Oct 6 : In a compassionate move aimed at easing the burden on grieving families, the Assam government, on Monday, launched the “Shraddhanjali” scheme, designed to ensure a dignified return for people from Assam who lose their lives outside the state.

Announcing the scheme after a cabinet meeting at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the initiative primarily targets students and workers from humble backgrounds who travel outside Assam for higher studies or employment.

“From today, this initiative will be implemented officially. The scheme will cover students who go out for higher studies and youth who migrate for work,” Sarma said, noting that 24 bodies of Assamese youth have been brought back to the state unofficially this year alone.

However,

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