Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** The JEEViKA project has significantly enhanced the financial inclusion of rural women in Bihar by organizing them into Self-Help Groups (SHGs). **Reason (R):** JEEViKA facilitates direct bank linkage, micro-credit access, and community investment funds, reducing dependency on informal high-interest moneylenders. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true

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