Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on October 25, 2019 launches ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana’ on the occasion of Dhanteras.
The Chief Minister launched the ambitious scheme by transferring amount to the account of beneficiaries.
Objective and features
The programme aims at empowering the girl child for which an amount of 15 thousand rupees will be provided to every family in which a girl child takes birth.
This flagship scheme will help in achieving the goals set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which are aimed to empower women of the country.
Under the scheme, the state government will direct transfer funds in the account of the registered girls in a phased manner when a girl child will complete various achievements, like vaccination, admission in class 1, 5 and 9, graduation.
On this occasion, Mr. Yogi also launched the Kanya Sumangala web portal and gave away certificates and symbolic cheques to some beneficiaries.
