Archive · 7 Aug 2025
Assam Expands Girl Student Aid Scheme to Include Central Universities
The Assam government is extending its Nijut Moina scheme to help more girls.
This program gives money to girls in high school, college, and other programs, helping them stay in school and avoid child marriage.
The government hopes to stop child marriage completely by 2026 and wants more girls to get educated.
The scheme includes students from two central universities and offers monthly financial help, with different amounts depending on the girls' education level.
Assam government expands Nijut Moina scheme to include two central universities.
The scheme provides financial aid to girl students in higher secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate, and B.Ed programs.
The goal is to increase girls' enrollment, reduce dropouts, and eliminate child marriage by 2026.
Monthly financial assistance will be disbursed via direct benefit transfer.
Nijut Moina 2.0 will cover first and second-year students, with final-year undergrads added next year.
- Who
- The Assam government led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
- What
- The Assam government is expanding the Nijut Moina scheme.
- When
- The expansion was announced on Wednesday.
- Where
- Assam, including Tezpur University and Assam University.
- Why
- To increase girls' education, reduce dropouts, and eliminate child marriage by 2026.
Supporters
Government
Social Issues and Disparities
Supporters
Emphasize social disparity due to child marriage.
Government
Focus on financial constraints and parental aspirations for daughters' education.
- Scheme Name
- Nijut Moina 2.0
- Target Beneficiaries
- Girl students in higher secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate, and B.Ed programs
- Universities Included
- Tezpur University and Assam University
- Monthly Stipend (HS)
- Rs 1,000
- Monthly Stipend (UG)
- Rs 1,250
- Monthly Stipend (PG & B.Ed)
- Rs 2,500
- Goal
- Eradicate child marriage by 2026
