The “Balika Samrithi Yojana” was introduced by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Pondicherry. This scheme aims to improve the status of the girl child and provide her with nutritious food. Financial assistance of ₹500 in the form of a National Savings Certificate is provided to lactating mothers.
Balika Samrithi Yojana - Introduction
The scheme “Balika Samrithi Yojana” by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Pondicherry was introduced to improve the status of the girl child and provide nutritious food to the girl child. Through this scheme, assistance of ₹500 in the form of a National Savings Certificate is provided to lactating mothers. The target beneficiaries are girl children born on or after 15-8-97.
Benefits
Assistance of ₹500 in the form of a National Savings Certificate.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a girl child born on or after 15-8-1997.
- The annual income of the family of the applicant should not exceed ₹15,000.
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be a native of the Union Territory of Pondicherry by birth or continuous residence for not less than 3 years.
Application Process
- Step 1: Visit the edistrict.py.gov.in of the e-District Portal of the Government of Puducherry.
- Step 2: At the top right corner of the home page, click "Login". In the login screen, click "Register a New Membership".
- Step 3: On the Registration Page, fill in all the mandatory fields: Username, Password, Confirm Password, Personal Details (Full Name, First Name, Email Address, Address, Current Address, Gender, Date of Birth, Mobile Number). Agree to the declaration. Fill in the Captcha Code, and click "Signup".
- Step 4: Visit the edistrict.py.gov.in of the e-District Portal of the Government of Puducherry.
- Step 5: At the top right corner of the home page, click "Login". In the login screen, provide your Username and Password, fill in the Captcha Code, and click "Sign In".
- Step 6: On the next screen, a list of schemes by the Government of Puducherry will be displayed Department-wise.
- Step 7: Click on the scheme you wish to apply for. You will be taken to its online application form.
- Step 8: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields (marked with a red asterisk) and upload all the mandatory documents (self-attest if required).
- Step 9: Tick the declaration stating "I hereby declare that the above-mentioned details are true and correct as per the best of my Knowledge". Submit the application and note the application number for tracking your application. The application number will also be received on your Registered Mobile Number / Registered Email ID.
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