Assam launches Nijut Moina 2.0 to support girls' higher education
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0 at Gauhati University on 6 August 2025, a monthly financial assistance scheme for girl students from higher secondary to postgraduate level.
Summary
Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0, the second phase of the Assam government's flagship scheme for girls' higher education, was launched by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at Gauhati University, Guwahati, on 6 August 2025 with statewide distribution of application forms. Girl students get monthly assistance for 10 months a year: ₹1,000 at higher secondary, ₹1,250 at undergraduate and ₹2,500 at postgraduate level, transferred by DBT. About four lakh girls are to benefit this year, up from about 1.6 lakh last year, and the Chief Minister linked the scheme to the goal of bringing child marriage down to zero by 2026.
Key facts
- Launched
- 6 Aug 2025, Gauhati University, Guwahati
- By
- CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Monthly aid (10 months)
- HS ₹1,000; UG ₹1,250; PG ₹2,500
- Beneficiaries
- About 4 lakh girls this year (1.6 lakh last year)
- Mode
- Direct benefit transfer
- Goal
- Zero child marriage by 2026
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Nijut Moina 2.0, launched on 6 August 2025 to support girls' higher education, is a scheme of which state?
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Correct answer: B — Assam
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Mukhya Mantrir Nijut Moina 2.0 at Gauhati University.
Consider the following statements about Nijut Moina 2.0: 1. A postgraduate girl student gets ₹2,500 a month for 10 months in a year. 2. Only girls from families below the poverty line are eligible. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: PG-level students get ₹2,500 a month for 10 months. Statement 2 is incorrect: girls from all families, irrespective of economic condition, are eligible.
About how many girls are to benefit in 2025 under Assam's Nijut Moina 2.0, launched on 6 August 2025?
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Correct answer: D — 4 lakh
4 lakh girls, up from about 1.6 lakh the previous year.