Disadvantaged Groups & Gender Equality
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Consider the following statements regarding the major schemes implemented by the Government of Bihar in the fields of education, health, and social welfare and their provisions:
- 1. Under the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', financial assistance of Rs. 25,000 is provided to all unmarried female students who pass the Intermediate examination to encourage them for higher education.
- 2. Under the 'Saat Nishchay Yojana Part-2', schemes like the 'Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme', 'Mukhyamantri Swayam Sahayata Bhatta Yojana', and 'Kushal Yuva Karyakram' are being operated to make youth technically competent.
- 3. To strengthen health services in the state, the digitization of patient health records is being carried out in all government hospitals under the 'Mukhyamantri Digital Health Yojana', enabling better coordination with the 'Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission'.
- 4. Under the 'Mukhyamantri Samekit Chhatravriti Yojana', run to increase enrollment and retention of children in primary and secondary schools in Bihar, the amount of uniforms and scholarships is given exclusively to students belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), while other categories are excluded.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are completely true?
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Statements 1, 2, and 3 are completely true. Under the 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', an amount of Rs. 25,000 is given to unmarried female students who pass the Intermediate examination. 'Saat Nishchay Part-2' includes various youth empowerment programs, and hospital digitization is being carried out through the 'Mukhyamantri Digital Health Yojana'. Statement 4 is false because the 'Mukhyamantri Samekit Chhatravriti Yojana' and other welfare schemes provide benefits according to their eligibility not only to SCs but also to students of Scheduled Tribes (ST), Extremely Backward Classes (EBC), Backward Classes (BC), and minority categories.
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