<span style="color: #222222;">Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today distributed financial aid to surrendered members of militant organisation National Democratic Front of Bodoland, NDFB in Guwahati. Out of  1615 members of all 4 NDFB surrendered factions, 1,279 were provided Rs 4 lakh of fixed term deposit certificates each. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing the event, Chief Minister Sonowal urged the former militants to make a fresh start in life and assured that the Centre and Assam government as well as Bodoland Territorial Council administration and the people would always extend their support in this endeavour. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He also called them to utilise the financial assistance judiciously and said that fixed term deposit certificates provided today would enable them to take bank loans for agriculture, livestock farming, setting small industries. Mr. Sonowal assured of giving necessary directions to banks from administration for the purpose while providing skill development training to today's financial assistance recipients.</span><br />