New Delhi. From time to time, many types of schemes are started by the Central Government to benefit the general public. The sole aim of these schemes is to benefit the people on the economic front. On the other hand, if we talk about the working style of the Modi government at the Center in this direction, then till now many schemes have been started in the direction of reaching the common people. Meanwhile, on January 22, 2015, the central government had started the ‘Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana’ to benefit the daughters. Come, further let us tell you about this scheme in detail.
Actually, under this scheme, there was a provision to open an account in the bank or post office in the name of the father of the daughters. The minimum amount for opening an account is Rs 250 and the maximum amount is Rs 1.5 lakh. This account was meant to meet the expenses of daughters for higher education including marriage. Explain that earlier, under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana 2021, the interest rate was 9.1 percent, which has now been reduced to 8.6 percent. This account is to be operated till the girl child turns 18 or 21 years old. There was a provision to withdraw 50 percent amount from the account for studies. To register yourself in this scheme, you can visit the website of RBI, there the complete process of getting benefited under this scheme has been rendered. On the other hand, now a big news related to this scheme has come to the fore. Come, let us tell you about it in detail further.
In fact, news has come that India Post opens 33 lakh Sukanya Samriddhi accounts on an average annually. A total of 2.7 crore accounts have been opened in the last 8 years. A special awareness campaign (February 1 to February 8) was launched by India Post to mark the beginning of Ekam and Amrit Kaal with an aim to open 7.5 lakh Sukanya Samriddhi accounts. As a result, in two days (9th and 10th February), a total of 10,90,000 Sukanya Samriddhi accounts were opened in more than 1 lakh post offices across India. However, now how is the mood of the people regarding this scheme in the coming days. Everyone’s eyes will be fixed on this. Till then, keep reading to be aware of all the big news of the country and the world. anytv.com