Gujarat Launches ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ for Welfare of Girl Child
- The Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani has inaugurated the statewide cash incentive scheme named ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’ with a view to raise the female birthrate at par with male to achieve gender equality.
- An amount of Rs.133 crore has been allocated towards the scheme.
- The cash assistance to every girl child of the state under the scheme is as follows:
- Rs. 4,000 – at the time of admission to Standard 4th.
- Rs. 6,000 – at the time of taking admission to Standard IX
- Rs. 1 lakh – at the time of taking admission for higher education at the age of 18
- Rs. 1 lakh – at the time of marriage.