Savings, education, and protection schemes focused on the girl child.
Guides to government welfare programmes under Girl Child Schemes, newest first.
Check Andaman Dulari Scheme 2026 status, ₹48,000 total girl child financial aid, institutional birth grants, and apply on eservices.andaman.gov.in.
Check Uttarakhand Nanda Gaura Yojana 2026 status, ₹51,000 Class 12 grant, birth assistance, eligibility cutoff dates, and apply on nandagaurauk.in.
Vahli Dikri Yojana is a Gujarat Women & Child Development scheme offering a reported total of Rs 1,10,000 per eligible girl across three milestones to promote the birth and education of girls.
Lado Protsahan Yojana (formerly Mukhyamantri Rajshree Yojana) supports girls in economically weaker families in Rajasthan with up to Rs 1.5 lakh in instalments from birth to graduation. Here is who qualifies and how it works.
Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana is a Bihar scheme that gives girls staged financial assistance from birth through graduation, with cumulative support reported to exceed Rs 50,000 per girl.
Girl Child Welfare schemes in India promote gender equality, eradicate female foeticide, safeguard child rights, and secure financial support for higher education and marriage. The landmark Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) national campaign steers these collaborative efforts.
Leading programs include the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY — a high-interest, tax-free small savings scheme offering 8.2% annual compound interest under Section 80C), CBSE Udaan, Balika Samridhi Yojana, and state-specific milestone grant schemes (such as Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala in UP, Ladli Laxmi in MP, and Kanyashree in West Bengal).
These initiatives disburse milestone cash incentives as the girl child completes immunizations, primary schooling, matriculation, and college enrollment, ensuring an unhindered path toward self-reliance.
SSY is a government-backed savings scheme for girl children up to age 10. It offers one of the highest interest rates among post office schemes (currently 8.2%), exempt-exempt-exempt (EEE) tax status under Section 80C, and matures when the girl turns 21.
A family can open an SSY account for a maximum of two girl children. An exception is permitted for triplets or twins born after the first girl child.
Under SSY, partial withdrawal up to 50% of the account balance is permitted once the girl child reaches 18 years of age or passes 10th standard, exclusively for higher education expenses.
Parents can open accounts at any authorized India Post branch or designated commercial public/private bank by submitting the child's birth certificate and guardian KYC documents.
