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Assam expands Nijut schemes, gives Rs 4.26 crore to flood-hit students
Assam has revived and widened its Nijut Moina Asoni and Nijut Babu Asoni schemes, while providing Rs 4.26 crore to 21,000 flood-affected students. The schemes now cover more university years, polytechnic diploma…
The Story in Brief
Assam has revived and widened its Nijut Moina Asoni and Nijut Babu Asoni schemes, while providing Rs 4.26 crore to 21,000 flood-affected students. The schemes now cover more university years, polytechnic diploma students and students in the four-year undergraduate programme. Monthly support ranges from Rs 800 for female higher secondary students to Rs 2,500 for postgraduate and B.Ed students under Nijut Moina. Male students receive Rs 1,000 monthly for undergraduate study and Rs 2,000 for postgraduate study under Nijut Babu.
The government will also give Rs 2 lakh each to 793 flood-hit schools in Jorhat, Golaghat, Sivasagar and Charaideo, totalling around Rs 15 crore. A damage survey begins on August 9. The scheme will exclude discollegiate and non-collegiate students. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also urged students to choose Science, citing concern over declining enrolment in the stream.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narrative that wider student aid alone can fix Assam’s education problems is too simple. The assistance may help families after floods, but its value will depend on timely payments, clear eligibility rules and schools receiving the promised grants. Sarma’s warning on Science also needs evidence, not just encouragement. The useful test is whether enrolment rises and whether the August 9 survey leads to further repairs where Rs 2 lakh is insufficient.
Source: assamtribune.com
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