School chiefs asked to make girls list who can avail Gaura Devi Kanya Dhana Yojana

With new academic session beginning, the district administration Champawat has asked the heads of schools to complete all the necessary formalities on time in regard to extend the popular  Gaura Devi Kanya Dhana Yojana to the eligible girl candidates.Mention worthy, all girls studying in 12th standard may avail the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhana Yojana aimed at promoting  girl education and providing a sense of social security to the beneficiaries in the State.  

The amount to be given to each of the beneficiaries is Rs50,000.  Stressing on the need to ensure cent percent coverage of the eligible girl candidates under this scheme, the district administration, Champawat,  has asked the principals of all schools of the district to prepare list of such eligible girl candidates and to ensure filling of application forms by the beneficiaries on time so that funds could be demanded from the Government accordingly. 

Carelessness on part of the officials would not be  tolerated, asserted  the Champawat district administration officials.

 At the same time, it has also asked the district social welfare department to ensure cent percent coverage of the eligible girl candidates under the  scheme.However, as per the rule,  only two girls from a family are entitled to avail the said the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhana Yojana.According to the laid- down norms, to avail this popular scheme, income of the candidate's family should not  exceed Rs15,956 per annum in rural areas  while for the urban areas, the  

limit  is rs21,206 per annum.  However, no such condition applies  for eligible girls belonging to the  BPl  category families.  Since all financial transactions are done online in different popular schemes  the beneficiaries of  Gaura Devi Kanya Dhana Yojana will  have to open their bank accounts  in the CBS equipped banks for getting payment, maintained the officials.