Current Context : Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launches ‘Nijut Moina Scheme’ to boost girls’ education and combat child marriage.

• It is a monthly financial assistance scheme to increase girls’ enrolment in higher education and fight against child marriage.
• The initiative, worth 1500 crore, aims to encourage higher education and reduce child marriage, targeting 10 lakh girls over four years and linking benefits to attendance and marital status.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE:

• ₹1,000/month for Class XI girls (up to ₹10,000/year).
• ₹1,250/month for first-year undergraduate students (up to ₹12,500/year).
• ₹2,500/month for postgraduate students (up to ₹25,000/year).

Additional bonuses are provided for admissions, such as ₹10,000 for Class 11 enrollment