Kokrajhar, Mar 8: Altogether 590 former NDFB militants received one-time rehabilitation grant from the government on Saturday.
The former militants were handed over cheques of Rs 4 lakh each at a function in Kokarjhar town in Assam.
With this, a total of 4,793 former NDFB militants have received the grant.
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief executive member Pramod Boro stressed the importance of completing the assimilation process of the ex-militants.
He said the one-time grant is a crucial step towards ensuring sustainable livelihoods and successful rehabilitation of the ex-NDFB cadres, providing them a path to a dignified future.
The rehabilitation grants were given as part of a peace accord signed by the now-disbanded militant outfit with the government. (PTI)
