The Champawat district administration has made a demand for an additional amount of Rs208.50 lakh under the Gaura Devi Kanyadhan scheme. The officials concerned of the District Social Welfare Department, Champawt, said an amount of Rs326.50 lakh granted by the State Government under the Gaura Devi Kanyadhan scheme has already been disbursed among the eligible girl candidates so far this financial year. So, the administration has sought an additional amount of Rs208.50 lakh under this scheme to cover many such applicants, added the officials.
It should be mentioned that the basic purpose of the Guara Devi Kanyadhan scheme is to promote girl education in the State. So girls studying in the 12th standard may avail of the Guara Devi Kanyadhan scheme in the hill State. Efforts are on to ensure that every eligible girl is covered under the scheme, added the officials. However, as per the rule only two girls from a family are entitled to avail of the said scheme.
According to the laid down norms, to avail of the Gaura Devi Kandyadhan scheme income of the candidate's family should not be more than 15,956 in the rural areas while the income of the candidate's family living in the urban areas should not be more than Rs21,206 per annum, informed the officials of the District Social Welfare Department. However, there is no such condition for eligible girls belonging to the BPl families, added the officials.
In the meanwhile, since the State Government has decided to facilitate online payment under different popular schemes, the beneficiaries of popular welfare schemes including old age, widow and handicap pensions and the Gaura Devi Kanyadhan scheme, to name a few, have been advised to open bank account in the CBS banks for getting online payment.