Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 launched a
small deposit scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana for girl child under the Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign.
The scheme will ensure equitable share to a girl child in
resources and savings of a family in which she is generally discriminated
against a male child.
Sukanya Samridhi Yojana will enable parents to open bank
accounts of girls who are under 10 years of age.
About the Sukanya Samridhi Account:
• Sukanya Samriddhi Account will fetch an interest rate of 9.1 percent and provide income tax rebate.
• Sukanya Samriddhi Account will fetch an interest rate of 9.1 percent and provide income tax rebate.
• Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be opened at any time from
the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of 10 years with a minimum
deposit of 1000 rupees.
• A maximum of 1.5 lakh rupees can be deposited during the
financial year. The account can be opened in any post office or authorized
branches of commercial banks.
• The account will remain operative for 21 years from the
date of opening of the account or marriage of the girl child after attaining 18
years of age.
• To meet the requirement of higher education expenses,
partial withdrawal of 50 percent of the balance amount will be allowed after
the girl child has attended 18 years of age.
0 comments:
Post a Comment