(League Of India)
The Bihar government on Thursday sanctioned ₹300 crore under the Mukhya Mantri Balika (Snatak) Protsahan Yojana to provide ₹25,000 to all girls who have passed graduate examinations after April 25 in the current financial year.
The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Briefing about the decisions, the cabinet secretariat department’s special secretary Upendra Nath Pandey said: “Every girl who passed BA from universities in the state after April 35 will be given ₹25,000. The cabinet has approved ₹300 crore for this purpose for the financial year 2018-19.”