<span style="color: #222222;">The Assam government re-launched a scheme to provide self-employment to around 2 lakh youths of the state. Known as Swami Vivekananda Assam Youth Empowerment (SVAYEM), it would provide 50 thousand rupees each as seed money to selected youths to start business ventures.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Talking to newspersons in Guwahati, Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government is  launching the redesigned SVAYEM with a budget of Rs. 1000 crore which will be spent in the next three months without any banking linkage. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said that the 2 lakh beneficiaries would have to be part of self-help groups, joint liability groups. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Those seeking to avail benefits of the scheme will be able to register themselves at a new portal which will be launched on September 16.</span><br />''