Launched in December 2020 by the Assam Government, Orunudoi scheme is one of the most popular schemes of the state.

About the Scheme:

=> Under the scheme, a monthly assistance of Rs 830 is transferred to women members of marginalised families of Assam.

=> On account of being a DBT, or a Direct Benefit Transfer scheme, the money is credited directly to the bank account of the woman head of a family because they are “primary caretakers of the household”.

=> The scheme gives “a choice to the poor and needy households on how they want to spend their money”.

Eligibility:

=> The applicant, a woman, has to be a permanent resident of Assam, whose composite household income should be less than Rs 2 lakh per annum.

=> Families with specially-abled members and divorced/widowed/separated /unmarried women are prioritised. Poorer families, those without National Food Security Act (NFSA) or ration cards, are also given priority.

=> Families without any women members, MPs, MLAs (former and current), members of Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies, government officials and employees of cooperative societies are excluded from the scheme.

=> Families owning four-wheelers, mechanised boats, tractors or refrigerators, ACs and washing machines, or more than 15 bighas of agricultural land, are not eligible either.