Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Under the 'Sashakt Mahila, Saksham Mahila' resolve of Saat Nischay-2, the Bihar government provides financial incentives directly to female students upon passing Intermediate and Graduation exams. **Reason (R):** This incentive scheme aims to delay the age of marriage, reduce female dropout rates, and promote higher education among women in the state. 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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