Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday announced that his government has decided to launch a rural employment generation scheme, named after Mahatma Gandhi, at a cost of Rs.50,000 crore.

He made the announcement at a function organized by the Kamrup Metropolitan district administration on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

The Gogoi government would also take up steps to install Gandhiji's statues in all district headquarters and subdivisions so that the young generation develop interest towards his teachings and philosophy.

Gogoi also said that the state government would initiate steps to include the life and philosophy of Gandhiji in different course curricula so that the students can get to learn those and draw inspiration from them.

(IANS)