With an intent to encourage positive attitude towards girl child in society to curb female feticide and maintain male-female ratio in State, Chhattisgarh Government has decided to initiate ‘Noni Suraksha Yojana’ (Girl child protection scheme), a Government statement said on Tuesday.
A provision of Rs 40 crore has been earmarked in the budget of financial year 2014-15 for implementation of this scheme. The scheme would be operated by State Government’s Women and Child Development department. Women and Child Development Minister Ramsheela Sahu told newsmen that female child born in families of below poverty line category will be benefited under Noni Suraksha Yojana.
Under this scheme, Rs 5000 will be deposited every year, for five consecutive years (ie Rs 25,000 in total), in the name of each eligible beneficiary girl child of BPl family. After the beneficiary girl child completes 18 years of age and clears standard 12th exam, and if she is not married before 18 years of age, she will beprovided maturity claim of Rs 1 lakh.