Under the scheme, 10 lakh girls (one million- Nijut Moina) will be supported with financial grants as admission incentives to continue their education to higher secondary, graduation and post-graduation studies.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced that a crackdown against child marriage will be launched every six months, adding that "big arrests" were likely at the next drive later this month.
Reacting to the BJP leader Yashpal Benam cancelling his daughter's marriage to a Muslim man, Congress leader Rashid Alvi said if the marriage was happening with "mutual consent," there is nothing wrong.
Under the campaign 'puna narkom' (a term coined in the local Gondi dialect which means new dawn), police have solemnized the marriage of two surrendered Naxals, said Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Sunil Sharma.
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for four weeks on petitions seeking direction to the Centre to make gender and religion-neutral laws on uniform marriage age, divorce, maintenance and alimony.
When the team stepped out from Airport only Kuldeep Yadav and Ravichandran Ashwin came out along with coaching and other staff members. Even the head coach Rahul Dravid was not there with the team.