Assam government introduces monthly monetary support for girl students to combat child marriage
child marriage in the state, the Assam government on Wednesday approved a scheme to provide monetary benefits to girl students every month.
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The scheme is expected to cover around one million girl students and cost the exchequer Rs.300 crore in the first year and around Rs.1,500 crore over a five-year period.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that in a push to increase enrolment of girl students in higher education, the Cabinet has accorded approval to provide financial assistance to girl students under the Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina scheme to be offered as Admission Assistance. Girl students enrolled in Higher Secondary, Degree First Year and PG First Year of Government and Venture Schools, Colleges and Universities irrespective of their economic status is eligible for this scheme.
He added, “For students enrolled in Class XI: 1,000 per month over a period of 10 months, totalling 10,000, for students enrolled in Graduation 1st year (B.A./B.Sc/B.Com): 1,250 per month over a period of 1O months, totalling 12,500. For students enrolled in Post Graduation 1st year (BEd/M.A/M.Sc/M.Com): 2,500 per month for a period of 10 months, totalling 25,000 (by merging Mobility grant under Pragyan Bharati scheme with Nijut Moina scheme)."
Sarma said that for the current academic session, benefits can
