<span style="color: #222222;">Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal today inaugurated the proceeding of handing over land pattas and allotment letters to nearly 11,500 landless families at a function held in Sonitpur district. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The distributing land pattas to landless people is part of Assam government's commitment to ensure land rights to the indigenous people of the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said, the State Government will give land pattas to all landless families of the state in phased manner. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, it is a matter of pain that large numbers of people of Assam living in the state for decades don't have ownership over their land. The land patta distribution programmes were held in 23 districts today. </span><br />