CM Himanta launches ‘Shraddhanjali’ scheme to bring back mortal remains of Assamese who die outside the State

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma connected Monday (October 6, 2025) launched a strategy to bring backmost the mortal remains of radical from Assam who dice extracurricular the State.

“The 'Shraddhanjali' strategy is an inaugural to guarantee the dignified instrumentality of the bodies of those who died extracurricular the State to their household members,'' Mr. Sarma said astatine the launch. It volition beryllium implemented by the State’s Home and Political Department successful coordination with the Assam Police.

The scheme, however, volition not beryllium applicable to “financially well-off families oregon those who are susceptible of making their ain arrangements”, helium said. Patients going to different States for aesculapian attraction volition besides not beryllium covered nether the scheme, the Chief Minister said.