New Delhi. Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is being run with the aim of promoting the education of the daughters of the country and securing their future. Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, an account is opened in the name of girls below the age of 10 years. Through this, the government makes small savings for the daughters. Now the central government has made a big change in this scheme. This change has made it easier to invest in the scheme.
1.Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, there is a provision to invest a minimum of Rs 250 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh. As per the earlier rules of this scheme, if the minimum amount is not available in your account, the account would have defaulted, but now it will not be so.
2.There was a provision of tax exemption under 80C on the account of the first two daughters, but this facility was not available for the third daughter, but now it has been changed.
3.Earlier, the girl could operate the account only when she attained the age of 10 years, but she would get the right to operate the account only when the daughter attains the age of 18 years.
4.Earlier, the account holders could get the account closed on change of home address, but now even if the account holders get a life-threatening illness, the account can be closed.
What is Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?
Sukanya Samriddhi is a small savings scheme run for daughters in India, which was started under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign. Under this, a parent or legal guardian can open an account in the name of the girl child. To open an account in the name of the girl child under this scheme, the age of the girl child should be less than 10 years.