Haryana Govt Runs Unique Scheme To Empower Daughters
Chandigarh, Feb 22: Haryana government was running a unique scheme, ‘Aapki Beti Hamari Beti,’ for bright future of the daughters of the state and to empower them.
Giving details on Tuesday, an official spokesperson said that the objective of this scheme was to bring change in the social attitude towards the birth of girl child, stop female feticide, improve the gender ratio and provide proper education opportunities for every girl child.
One of the most fruitful results of these schemes was that the gender ratio in the state was continuously improving and there has been a positive change in the thinking of the society towards daughters. Besides this, equal opportunities are also being given to the daughters to rise in their lives.
Under this scheme being run by the Women and Child Development Department, an amount of Rs 21000 was being given to scheduled castes and BPL families living in rural and urban areas on the birth of their first daughter, while on the birth of the second and third daughters belonging to all categories, the same amount was being invested in Life Insurance Corporation. A membership certificate was issued by LIC in the name of the beneficiary. This membership certificate can be encashed after the girl child completes 18 years, provided the beneficiary girl is unmarried, he informed.
He said to take advantage of the scheme, the applicant has to apply online through the Saral Portal. He said to take advantage of the scheme, the application can be made within one year of the birth of the daughter.
