Achieving more than 85 per cent target within just two months of launching of Mukhyamantri Sukanya Yojna, Koderma district has emerged as the best performing in State. The Jharkhand Government started Mukhayamantri Sukanya Yojna on February 3, 2019 to promote women empowerment, encourage education of girl child and curbing child marriage. Under the scheme all ration card holders of the state having girls in the family are being provided financial assistance for each girl. Deputy Commissioner of Koderma, Bhuvanesh Pratap Singh said, “The State Government has set a target for the districts of the entire State to provide benefit of the scheme to a set number of beneficiaries. Our district was given the goal of 2189 beneficiaries of which 1867 beneficiaries have already received the benefit thus covering 85.29 percent of the target group.”
He informed that the propaganda of this scheme is being spread through all the Anganwadi centers in the district and with the help of education department people are being made aware of this scheme in all government schools and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.
A special team has also been set under the district social welfare officer to achieve the target.