Guwahati, Dec 4: The state Congress has flagged serious irregularities in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Vikas Ka Samvardhan (PM-VIKAS) scheme in Assam after a written reply by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju in the Lok Sabha revealed significant gaps in project completion, monitoring and execution.

Responding to Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi’s unstarred question on Wednesday, Rijiju said that although the scheme aims to support the socio-economic development of six notified minority communities through skilling, entrepreneurship and education support, most sanctioned projects in Assam remain in the “initial stages of implementation”.

“The implementation of PM-VIKAS scheme has commenced only recently and all allocated projects in Assam are in initial stages of

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