As a part of the rehabilitation package for the NDFB cadres who laid down their arms and returned to the main stream, Sarma at a function held at Kokrajhar presented 1669 fixed deposit certificates amounting to Rs. 4 lakh each. Under the scheme, 1062 ex-NDFB cadres from Kokrajhar, 573 from Chirang and 34 from Goalpara were given the financial assistance.
