Assamchief ministerHimanta Biswa Sarma ceremonially distributed the one-time financial assistance of Rs 1.5 lakh each to a total of 2,114 RongaliBihu committeesfrom across the state, an initiative launched last year by the cultural affairs department.
Last year, 1,265 committees received the one-time financial assistance. The initiative was started last year.
He stressed the need to make the upcoming generations realise the importance of being rooted to their cultural heritage and identity. He added that it is due to lack of proper knowledge about ethnic heritages that the younger generations are often seen indulging in fruitless debates and discussions on irrelevant topics on Social Media.