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Mukhyamantri Kanya Suraksha Yojana

About This Scheme

Launched by the Government of Bihar, the Mukhyamantri Kanya Suraksha Yojana (MKSY) aims to provide financial support to girl children belonging to BPL families. The scheme strives to enhance the value of girl children in society, prevent female foeticide, improve the sex ratio, and ensure the registration of births.

Eligibility

1. The Girl must be a resident of Bihar. 1. The Girl child must born on or after November 22, 2007. 1. The family must belong to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category. > Note: A maximum of 2 girl children per family can avail of the benefit.

Benefits

- ₹2,000/- is invested as a fixed deposit for each eligible girl child. > Note: In the event of the girl child’s death, the amount is returned to the Women & Child Development Corporation, Bihar.

How to Apply

Offline

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Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.