GFAPPHOOGCWS81S
What this is
This scheme was introduced to promote small family norms, uplift the welfare of girl children, and ease the financial burden on parents during their daughter's marriage. The scheme provides ₹25,000/- financial assistance for single girl children studying in 8th to 10th standard.
In detail
The scheme "Grant of Financial Assistance to the Poor Parents Having Only One Girl Child Who is Studying 8th to 10th Standard" is a welfare scheme by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Puducherry. This scheme was introduced to promote small family norms, uplift the welfare of girl children, and ease the financial burden on parents during their daughter's marriage. The scheme provides ₹25,000/- financial assistance for single girl children studying in 8th to 10th standard.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be a native of Puducherry by virtue of birth or continuous residence of not less than five years.
- The applicant should have an annual income not exceeding ₹75,000/-.
- The applicant should have only one living girl child and no other issue.
What you get
- ₹ 25,000/- will be deposited in a fixed deposit in the Post Office in the form of a National Savings Certificate in the name of the Girl Child.
- The maturity amount will be released when the girl child attains the age of eighteen years.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Grant of Financial Assistance to the Poor Parents Having Only One Girl Child Who is Studying 8th to 10th Standard | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |