The Noni Suraksha Yojana is playing a role in low-income families in Chhattisgarh. Under the programme, daughters who turn 18 and have studied till Class 12 are given Rs 1 lakh.
Life Insurance Corp (LIC) and the Department of Women and Child Development have signed an agreement for this.
So far, 76,477 girls have been registered in the scheme. In 2021-22, 11,765 girls benefitted from the scheme.
Its primary goals are to raise the educational and health status of girls in the state and to set the foundation for their bright future for them.
Benefits under the programme are limited to two girls born after April 1, 2014, belong to a household that is Below Poverty Level and are residents of Chhattisgarh.
With the programme, poor families and those living in tribal communities no longer have to worry about the future of their girls.
The District Programme Officer, District Women and Child Development Officer and Child Development Project Officer at the block level can be contacted for the programme.