Congress MP seeks PM's intervention in controversial Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana subsidy allocation
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking intervention on the issue of allocation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) subsidy, implemented by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries to the family member of Assam Chief Minister.
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and chairperson and Managing Director of Pride East had filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Gogoi.
Earlier Gogoi had sent a letter to Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal seeking to know if the Pride East Entertainment Private Limited has received Rs 10 Crore subsidy from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
In the letter to Modi, Gogoi stated, “It has come to notice that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Gol under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Clusters has allocated an amount of Rs 10 Crores to Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, the promoter of which is Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the wife ofChief Minister of Assam, Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma."
He added, «On the 22nd of March, 2023, Piyush Goyal,Minister of Commerce and Industry while replying to questions in Lok Sabha as to whether the Government has taken initiative to invest in Assam in order support the promotion of industries, has given a list of Food Processing Projects supported under component of PMKSY in the North Eastern States as on 31 .01 2022 vis a vis the State of Assam”.
Gogoi stated, “At Serial No.7 of the list, the name of Pride East Entertainments Private Limited has been mentioned. Pertinently, the amount of approved Grant-in-Aid is mentioned as Rs.
Ten Crore. The name Pride East
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