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Rs 1,000-cr special package for welfare of SC

By Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Dec 6 - Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced a Rs 1,000-crore special package for the welfare of the scheduled caste (SC).

Announcing this at a function to commemorate the 60th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr BR Ambedkar, the Chief Minister recalled the contribution made by Dr Ambedkar as a freedom fighter, legal luminary, social reformer and politician.

Gogoi also announced that an Institute for Social Justice would be set up in Dr Ambedkar�s name to carry forward his legacy.

Following in the footsteps of Dr Ambedkar, Gogoi said that his government is giving emphasis to gender equality by empowering women through education and formation of Self-Help Groups to bring about economic transformation an official release said.

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