Prayagraj: To ensure the benefits of the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana’ initiated under the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign, the postal department has implemented the ‘Samriddh Sukanya-Samriddh Samaj’ (Prosperous Girl Child, Prosperous Society) campaign.
So far, 4.04 lakh accounts for girls have been opened at post offices within the region. Accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana can be opened at post offices for girls up to ten years of age with a minimum deposit of just ₹250. The scheme offers an interest rate of 8.0%, which is higher than that of any other small savings scheme. It also offers an income tax exemption of up to ₹1.5 lakh under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. A total of 404,835 accounts have been opened across the region, comprising 1,36,887 accounts in the Prayagraj division, 109,934 in Sultanpur, 86,866 in Pratapgarh and 71,148 in Mirzapur. So far, this initiative has expanded to 216 villages in the Prayagraj region; in these villages, every girl eligible for the scheme has been enrolled in it.
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Postmaster General of the Prayagraj region, Rajiv Umrao, said that the campaign is being conducted across seven districts—Prayagraj, Kaushambi, Pratapgarh, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Sultanpur and Amethi—following govt directives. Umrao, meanwhile, said that efforts have been made to cover various villages in the region under this initiative, and ‘Sampoorna Sukanya Samriddhi Grams’ are being developed. A “Sampoorna Sukanya Samriddhi Gram” refers to a village where Sukanya Samriddhi accounts have been opened for all eligible girls who qualify for the scheme.
Under this initiative, the employees of the postal department visit households to facilitate the opening of accounts for girls. With the support of the UP govt, the initiative has been further expanded during Navratri . This account serves as a boon for the education and marriage of girls. Download the TOI App.