February 13, 2014 05:10 pm | Updated May 18, 2016 08:02 am IST - Guwahati
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi doled out “Bihu gift” of Rs. 200 each to those living Below Poverty Line as he tabled an interim budget on Thursday.
He also sought a vote-on-account for Rs. 28,467 crore for the six-month period from April 1 to September 30 of the 2014-15 financial year. The Rongali Bihu-the spring festival of Assam, celebrated in mid-April, heralds a new Assamese calendar year.
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