• The main aim of the scheme is to increase enrolment, reduce dropouts, and also to improve the nutritional status of adolescent girls.

• According to the education department, Rs 10,000 per annum for classes 9 and 10 will be disbursed as Rs 500 monthly based on attendance. 

• The balance of 50 percent will be credited to the account after they clear the Class 10 board exam.

• Similarly, Rs 15,000 per annum for classes 11 and 12 will be transferred in monthly installments of Rs 750 for 10 months based on attendance, while the remaining 50 percent will be credited to their accounts after they clear the Class 12 board exam.

• Moreover, with the implementation of this scheme, the state will be able to achieve universal enrolment in secondary education just as the state has achieved universal enrolment in primary education.

• Namo Lakshmi Yojana will be available as an additional benefit to the students covered under Namo Saraswati Merit Scholarship.

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