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UP scheme gives Rs 25,000 to girls from birth to graduation
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh government’s Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana provides Rs 25,000 per girl across six stages, from birth to higher education. A girl receives Rs 5,000 at birth, Rs 2,000 after full immunisation, Rs 3,000 each on admission to Class 1 and Class 6, Rs 5,000 on admission to Class 9, and Rs 7,000 on enrolling in a graduation or diploma course after Class 12. The amount was raised from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 from financial year 2024-25.
The family must be a UP resident with an annual income not exceeding Rs 3 lakh and no more than two children, exceptions apply only if twins are born in the second delivery. A maximum of two daughters per family can benefit. Eligible families can apply online through the portal mksy.up.gov.in. The scheme is run by the state’s Women and Child Development Department and was launched on April 1, 2019.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Kanya Sumangala Yojana's six-stage payment structure turns a single cash transfer into a conditional incentive chain: a family only gets the next instalment if the girl reaches the next milestone, immunisation, school entry, secondary school, and finally college. By raising the total to Rs 25,000 in FY25, the state made higher education the largest payment, but the scheme's own rules limit it to families below Rs 3 lakh income and no more than two children, which excludes a large share of the state's poorest households with more than two children. The portal-based application process means a family without digital access or documents such as Aadhaar or ration cards may struggle to apply. The scheme's practical reach depends on how many families in that income bracket can clear both the income cap and the child-count limit while also navigating an online system.
Source: indiatoday.in
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