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“Ladli” scheme for girls ready to take off

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the financial arrangement for implementation of the much talked about “Ladli” scheme aimed at curbing female foeticide and enhancing the social status of the girl child by promoting their education and protecting them from discrimination and deprivation.

Following the meeting, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said the Government had obtained the most competitive interest rate for the fixed deposit in the name of the girl child and had also availed of the highest standard of service for the successful implementation of the scheme.

She said a leading bank had agreed to offer the maximum interest on the amount that would be deposited in the girl child’s account at different stages by the Government. This would pave the way for accumulation of a deposit of up to Rs.1 lakh which would become payable to the girl child on attaining the age of 18 years and passing out of Class X.

The Government, she said, had also decided to enhance its contribution to Rs.10,000 on the birth of the girl child. It would also contribute Rs.5,000 each on her admission to Class 1, Class VI, Class IX, Class X and Class XII. For availing of the scheme, the girl should have been born in Delhi on or after January 1, 2008.

Conditions apply

The applicant would have to be a bona fide resident of Delhi for at least three years preceding the date of application and the annual income of the parents of the girl child should not exceed Rs.1 lakh.

Ms. Dikshit said the financial arrangement for the implementation of the scheme would streamline and simplify the procedures and go a long way in overcoming the cases of female foeticide.

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