Overview
- Officials say about ₹3,600 crore was credited in one day, billed as Assam’s largest single‑day DBT, with beneficiaries linking in from over 3,800 local events.
- Each beneficiary received ₹9,000 comprising ₹5,000 for January–April instalments and a ₹4,000 Bohag Bihu payment.
- Orunodoi, launched in 2020, provides ₹1,250 a month to one eligible woman per family and has disbursed roughly ₹17,000 crore so far, according to the state.
- The Congress alleges the timing amounts to buying votes ahead of assembly polls, a charge Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rejects as he describes the scheme as targeted and ongoing.
- Sarma says about 90% of eligible women are covered and pledges to include the rest and expand benefits—such as higher monthly aid and free ration items—if the BJP returns to power.