Assam's New Stipend Scheme To Help Girls' Education, End Child Marriage
NDTV
The scheme named Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina (MMNM) is expected to cover around a million girl students and cost the state Rs 300 crore in the first year, and around Rs 1,500 crore over a five-year period
In a major development from Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said his government will take the responsibility of educating girl students up to postgraduate level, and as a step toward that and also taking its campaign against child marriage forward, the state cabinet today approved a scheme to provide funds to girl students every month, officials said.
The scheme named Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina (MMNM) is expected to cover around a million girl students and cost the state Rs 300 crore in the first year, and around Rs 1,500 crore over a five-year period.
The Assam government announced Nijut Maina Scheme to fight against early marriage of girl students.