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The 'Arundhati Swarna Yojana' launched by the Government of Assam aims to:

  1. A
    encourage grooms to marry Assamese brides.
  2. B
    encourage brides to register their marriage.
  3. C
    encourage brides to buy gold
  4. D
    encourage families to marry off their girl child after 18 years of age.

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The Arundhati Swarna Yojana provides financial assistance up to a certain limit to purchase (one tola) of gold for brides belonging to economically weaker families. A key prerequisite requirement of the scheme is that the marriage must be legally registered under the Special Marriage Act, thereby incentivizing formal registration and reducing child marriages.

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The 'Arundhati Swarna Yojana' launched by the Government of Assam aims to:
A
encourage grooms to marry Assamese brides.
B
encourage brides to register their marriage.
C
encourage brides to buy gold
D
encourage families to marry off their girl child after 18 years of age.

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