Govt. of NCT of Delhi had launched a scheme for
protection of the girl child called 'Delhi Ladli Scheme'. The scheme aims
at enhancing the social status of girl child in the society as well in the
family, ensuring proper education to make the girls self-reliant, ensuring her
economic security and protecting them from discrimination and deprivation.
This scheme was enforced in Delhi w.e.f. 01.01.2008. The
girls born on or after this date will get benefit immediately after their birth.
The other girls born before this date will get benefits under this scheme w.e.f.
the academic year 2008-09 on their admission to the Ist ,VIth, IXth, XIIth class
and after getting passed the Xth class. in the Govt. recognized
Schools.
Eligibility conditions for the scheme are as under:
1.The applicant must be a bonafide resident of the National Capital
Territory of Delhi for at least three years preceding the date of birth.
2. The annual income of the parents of the girl child should not exceed Rs.
1,00,000/-.
3. The girl child must have been born in Delhi as shown by the birth
certificate issued by Registrar (Births & Deaths).
Financial Assistance under this scheme is restricted up to two girl children
only in a family.
This scheme envisages periodic payments by the Govt. in name of the girl
child as follow, which would be kept as fixed deposit in her name and redeemed
along with accrued interest when the child reaches 18 years of age and has
passed the X th class as a regular student.
Payment for the child will be deposited in the following manner :-
1. Payment of
Rs. 11,000/- if the girl child is born in a Hospital/ Nursing Home/institutions
in the NCT of
Delhi.
2.Payment of
Rs. 10,000/- if the girl child is born outside the above mentioned Hospitals/
Nursing Homes/institutions.
3.Payment of
Rs. 5000/- on admission of the child in Class I.
4.Payment of
Rs. 5000/- on admission of the child in Class VI.
5.Payment of
Rs. 5000/- on admission of the child in Class IX.
6.Payment of
Rs. 5000/- on the child’s passing the Class X.
7. Payment of
Rs. 5000/- on admission of the child in Class XII.
The amount disbursed to them at the end of lock-in-period will vary depending
on the stage at which each girl child enters the scheme and registers under it.
Financial arrangements for implementation of this scheme have been made with
the SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd. and with the State Bank of India providing
the front and services for accounting purposes.
The prescribed applications forms can be obtained from the District Officer
Concerned (Deptt. of Social Welfare/ WCD, Govt. of Delhi)/ State Bank of India/
Govt. Recognized Schools and submitted to the concerned District Officer, in
case of school going girl with in 90 days of admission of the girl and in case
of newly born girls with in a year of the birth.
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