MP Gaurav Gogoi writes to PM about Rs 10-crore subsidy allocation

 GUWAHATI: Member of Parliament (MP) and Deputy Leader of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi has written a letter to the Prime Minister on the issue of allocation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) subsidy, implemented by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, to Riniki Bhuyan.

In the letter, Gogoi stated that it had come to notice that the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) and scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Clusters has allocated an amount of Rs 10 crore to M/S Pride East Entertainments Private Limited, whose promoter is Riniki Bhuyan Sharma.

Gogoi said that Assam is home to many small and medium entrepreneurs, and companies with vast experience in food processing. Ignoring them for a media entity is “gross injustice to them”. He said that government grants must be given to the genuine and needy beneficiaries who have displayed the expertise to utilize the tax-payers’ money in the proper manner. Gogi sought the Prime Minister’s intervention in this regard.

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