Guwahati, Feb. 6 -- Over 1,000 religious and historical places, and places of tourist attraction in Assam will be given facelift as the state's budget for 2019-20 has earmarked Rs 300 crore for the purpose, said a state Minister on Wednesday.
The money, allocated under a new scheme "Asom Darshan", would be used for the betterment of amenities and infrastructure at 1,008 destinations of historical, religious and tourism importance, said Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
"Our government has decided to increase the annuity amount by Rs 2 lakh for each religious institution, followed by another one-time grant of up to Rs 1 lakh to all these religious places for setting up CCTV cameras for enhanced security of the place as well as de...