Guwahati: The Assam government has announced that this financial year, they will soon be providing scholarships worth Rs. 2000 to around two lakh meritorious students from the state belonging to the tea-tribe communities, the scheduled tribes, the scheduled castes, other backward classes, other communities that reside in border areas, sand isles of the river Brahmaputra and other areas spanning 27 districts that are economically and educationally backward.

This information was announced by Bhumidhar Barman, Assam Revenue and Disaster Management Minister, while speaking at the Latasil grounds in Guwahati during the Independence Day celebrations on Sunday.

A Minority Education Commission will soon be constituted by the Assam state government to advise the government regarding education of students who belong to minority communities.

The minister hoisted the tricolor at the ceremony and also took the salute of march on behalf of the Assam state government.