Ensuring the welfare of the female child, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s Kanya Sumangala Yojana has benefited over 9.91 lakh girls in Uttar Pradesh till now through direct benefit transfer (DBT). More than 1.55 lakh new eligible girl children have been added under the scheme with the help of the Mission Shakti campaign.
According to an official communiqué released on Sunday evening, through the Swavalamban camp organised in the month of August, information about welfare schemes such as the Destitute Women Pension Scheme, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana, Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana have been given besides accepting the applications for the schemes. New beneficiaries are being added to these schemes.
The commitment to the safety, self-reliance and dignity of the women and daughters has been the mainstay of the Yogi Adityanath government. Flagship campaigns like Mission Shakti 3.0 in the state are testimony of the fact that Chief Minister Yogi has put the welfare of women and girls on the top priority. Since the implementation of Kanya Sumangala Yojana on April 1, 2019, to date, around 9.91 lakh beneficiaries have received the advantage under this scheme in the state.
The release further said that aiming to establish an equal sex ratio, curbing female feticide and child marriage in the state and linking daughters with education, the scheme envisages payment of Rs 15,000 to a girl over a period of about 15 years, starting from the time of her birth with the last installment paid when she gets admission to graduation or diploma course. Financial support is provided in a phased manner under this scheme. A sum of Rs 2,000 and Rs 1,000 is given on birth and first vaccination, respectively.
This is followed by Rs 2,000 each at the time of admission in classes 1 and 6. The fifth installment of Rs 3,000 is given when a girl is enrolled in class 9 while the final installment of Rs 5,000 is disbursed when a girl who has passed intermediate takes admission to a graduation or diploma course
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has provided a shield to the destitute women. After the death of their husband, around 29.68 lakh women of the state have been paid under the destitute women pension scheme. At the same time, 1.73 lakh eligible new beneficiaries have been added to the scheme in the year 2021-22. In the four-and-a-half years of the Yogi government, a total of 12.36 lakh new beneficiaries have been added under the destitute women pension scheme (after the death of the husband).
Ensuring security, dignity and self-reliance, Mission Shakti has set a new landmark in women’s empowerment. In fact, the government has also abolished the age limit for destitute women pension schemes. The annual income limit has also been increased to Rs 2 lakh. The objective of the scheme is the socio-economic empowerment of widows in the state. A quarterly amount of Rs 500 per month is being paid to the eligible beneficiaries directly in their bank account through PFMS.