Question 3390
Which state has decided to provide Rs 1000 each to 2.78 lakh construction workers who had to suffer due to lockdown?
Answer
Assam
Why?
The Assam government has decided to provide Rs 1000 each to 2.78 lakh construction workers who had to suffer due to lockdown. This was decided in a meeting held in Guwahati on 30 March 2020 in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal and other ministers. The meeting also decided to give free rice to around 58 lakh BPL households from 1st of April 2020. Assam: State Animal - Indian rhinoceros. State Bird - White-winged duck. National Parks - Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Nameri National Park, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park. Dams - Subansiri Lower Dam(Subansiri River), Karbi Langpi Dam(Borpani River).
