Assam state government always try to launch a scheme which provides help to majority of the audiance. Same as they announced to provide financial grant to the girls who choose to go for higher education. For them, CM of Assam launched new scheme called Assam Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina Scheme (MMNM).
Through this welfare scheme every eligible girls who choose for higher education will be benefited by financial amount every month from Rs 1000 to Rs 2500.
Let’s discuss about the scheme criteria, benefits and how you can apply for the scheme to avail benefits of financial grant.
Headings
About Assam Nijut Moina Scheme 2024
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced this MMNM Scheme on 12th June, 2024. Under this new initiative every eligible girls to receive financial amount up to Rs 2500 per month depends on their class of admission. Starting of the August month in the same year, CM Sarma sanctioned budget for the scheme and that is 1500 crore rupees.
Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina Scheme will help to reduce the figure of child marriages in the state and one good thing is more and more girls (daughters of Assam) inspired to go for higher studies that will drastically change the gross enrollment ratio (GER) of the state.
Main Objective
Women empowerment is the only goal behind to introduced this Nijut Moina Scheme by the state government. Along with that, due to this scheme GER will be improved and chances of child marriages in the state will be decreased. Due to increase in GER all girls will get a higher education and gradually child marriage tends to stop in the state.
Tomorrow marks the launch of Assam’s most ambitious policy effort to confine the evil practice of child marriage to the dustbin of history.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) August 7, 2024
The ₹1,500 cr Nijut Moina scheme will fortify the lives of 10 lakh daughters through multiple incentives. pic.twitter.com/pvxYB9irzU
Financial assistance under Assam MMNM Scheme
Assam state government has been directed that every year 1 million (10 lakh) female students will be able to get financial assistance under the scheme at the time of admission at predefined standard.
State govt allow those girl students who take admission on 11th standard, first year of graduation and first year of post graduation. You can easily understand like that…
| Education Level | Nijut Moina Amount (Total) |
|---|---|
| Class XI | Rs 10,000 |
| At time of 1st year graduation admission | Rs 12,500 |
| At time of 1st year post graduation admission | Rs 25,000 |
Eligibility Criteria/Guidelines
- Without checking applicant’s economic conditions all the resident of Assam girl students will be eligible for the scheme.
- State government released the list of colleges and higher secondary schools list only these schools/colleges girl students are eligible.
- Already married girls are not eligible for this programme.
- In-service girls who are admitted in B.Ed course are also ineligible for the MMNM Scheme.
- Daughters of Ministers/MPs and MLAs are not eligible to avail scheme benefits.
- Those girls who got scooter under Pragyan Bharati scheme also not eligible to avail Nijut Moina amount.
- The higher education department scheme (Mobility grant scheme) now merged with Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina Scheme.
Keep an Eye: Along with that there are some other guidelines too which is available in pdf format. You can access it from the overview section.
Documents Required
Under the scheme all documents required of the applicant like bank account. Is any mismatch found on the application then it may rejected.
- Aadhaar Card
- Bank Account Passbook
- Domicile Certificate
- Mobile Number
- Passport size photograph
- Previous year marksheet
List of colleges and senior secondary schools under the scheme
Here in the below image you can see the accepted school list by the government.
In the below image, all the list of colleges which are covered under the scheme.
Keep an Eye: In these images we don’t cover all the colleges and schools so, you will get full list of institutions in the guidelines pdf which is available at overview section below.
Key Features
- No. Of Beneficiaries:- As we stated earlier that in this scheme nearly 10 lakh girl students every year will be benefited.
- Women Empowerment:- This is the only scheme which empower the girl students on large level at their education phase.
- Promote higher education:- Due to providing financial assistance majority of the girls students who are studied in government school are stuck and go for higher education.
- Preventing Child marriages:- Due to continuation of study there are less chance of child marriages that’s why married girls are not eligible for the scheme.
- Payment Mode:- One of the best feature is mode of payment. Monthly payment done directly to the beneficiaries bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Application Process
If you want to take benefits of the scheme then you have to apply for the scheme as described below.
Nijut Moina Scheme Apply Online
Be frankly, there are no online way to apply for Nijut Moina program. Because state government doesn’t declared any official website regarding the scheme where you can apply online for the scheme. So you have go with offline application only which is stated as a step-by-step below.
Offline process
Step 1: First you need to collect application form from your institution in the head office.
Step 2: Now you have to fill all the necessary details like name, standard etc. and attach all the required documents.
Step 3: After completing the form details again you have to submit application form where you collected it.
Step 4: Now you have to wait for the confirmation because school/college head will submit your application on the official portal.
Step 5: Once confirmed your application, you received a confirmation message.
Step 6: Now you just watch the credited message whenever state government started disbursement amount.
Overview
| MMNM Scheme | Details |
|---|---|
| State | Asaam |
| Budget | 1500 Crore |
| Department | Education Department |
| Beneficiary | Only Girl Students |
| Mode of Registration | Offline through educational institutions |
| Financial Grant | Rs 1000 to Rs 2500 every month |
| Guideline PDF | Click Here |
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The Bottom Line
This scheme will help to girl students who doesn’t have any reason for the further studies. Parents who arranged girls marriage at early age are also inspire and support for the further education of their girl child. We try our best to provide all the details of Assam Mukhya Mantri Nijut Moina Scheme. If you have any questions regarding the scheme please feel free to ask us in comment section or directly through e-mail.