In July 2021, which of the following states launched the 'Chief Minister’s Covid-19 Widows Support Scheme' to provide Rs. 2.5 lakh to each widow who lost their husband due to the Covid-19 pandemic?

The correct answer is Assam : Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma launched the 'Chief Minister’s Covid-19 Widows Support Scheme' to provide Rs. 2.5 lakh to each widow who lost their husband due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The amount would be given to all windows, whose husbands died due to COVID-19, if their annual family income is less than Rs. 5 lakh . The Assam CM handed over cheques to 176 beneficiaries belonging from eight districts of Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Darrang, Baksa, Morigaon, Nagaon, Goalpara and Kamrup. The government has already launched the Sishu Seva Scheme to secure the academic future of children who have lost both their parents due to Covid-19. Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 3500 , which will be realised from the fixed deposit, will be given to the beneficiaries till they attain 24 years of age.