
The idea behind launching Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is based upon the notion of “Education for all”. Acquiring an education in life is essential for everyone to have a good future. Having good education helps in developing knowledge and also supports the person to become skilful. Educating the daughters of the nation is equally important as educating its sons. Having the right education in life helps the individual grow in every sphere of life, and this is the significance of the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana.
Being educated gives every individual the privilege to feel, think and develop conduct to behave in a manner that adds to both their personal growth in life as well as in their growth in the professional space.
Getting a good education also helps the person develop their thought process and also allows them to think reasonably. This scheme has been launched, keeping in mind the growth of the daughters of the state.
Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is a scheme introduced by the Government of Uttarakhand, also known as the State Government. This scheme is introduced to advance and promote the education of the daughters. The Yojana aims to focus on enhancing the situation and condition of the daughters of the state. Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is the need of the hour and is a thoughtful and well-organized structure formed by the government of Uttarakhand to propagate the importance of education in the life of a girl. This structure also focuses on preparing the Girl Child to be equipped with a good education and develop an invincible-self in life.
The Yojana has been introduced by the CM of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat. It has been launched with the vision of motivating and uplifting the shaking spirits of the daughters of Uttarakhand. The basic idea behind bringing the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana into existence is to fight with the conventional thinking of not educating the daughters or giving less importance to the education of the girl child.
This scheme has been presented only for the girl child who have completed either their intermediate or 12th boards examination from a school registered under the Central Government / State Government recognized board located in the states of Uttarakhand. Under this scheme, the government seeks to provide support to the daughters belonging to the poor families of Uttarakhand. To help and motivate the daughters of Uttarakhand, its government has launched this scheme. The essence behind launching the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is to promote the education of the girl child and encourage the daughters to study, learn, educate and develop an indestructible self. The motive of this scheme is to fight the literacy rate and increase it in Uttarakhand.
Tabular Representation of the Received Applications
Caste Name |
Number of Applications Received |
Number of Applications Accepted |
Number of Beneficiaries |
The Disbursed Amount |
SC |
7581 |
6122 |
2366 |
118300000 |
ST |
1920 |
1674 |
723 |
36150000 |
OBC |
13369 |
16116 |
10078 |
503900000 |
The purpose of this scheme is to provide aid to the daughters of poor families of Uttarakhand. Daughters belonging to the SC/ST/OBC caste or BPL/EWS category are being given an amount of ₹50,000, which can be used either for their higher studies or marriage. Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is a scheme introduced by the Uttarakhand government. This scheme is presented only for the students who have completed either their intermediate or 12th board examination from a school registered under the Central Government / State Government recognized board located in the states of Uttarakhand. Under this scheme, the government seeks to provide support to the daughters belonging to the poor families of Uttarakhand.
To help and motivate the daughters of Uttarakhand, its government has launched this scheme. The essence behind launching the Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is to promote the education of the girl child and encourage the daughters to study, learn and become educated.
Scheme Name and its Details |
|
Name of the Scheme |
Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana |
Launched by |
Uttarakhand Government |
Benefits of the Scheme |
Promoting education of daughters in the state |
Beneficiaries |
Daughters belonging to poor families |
Major Benefit |
Bestowing and amount of ₹50,000 / – ( Rupees fifty thousand only ) to the girl child as a scholarship |
Scheme Objective |
Providing scholarship to the girls to promote education |
Scheme under |
State Government |
Post Category |
Scheme/ Yojana |
Official Website |
There should be no discrimination made on the basis of the gender of the child. As the famous proverb says- “If you educate a man you educate an individual but if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation”- By Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey
Basing the values on this famous saying, the govt of Uttarakhand launched Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana. Primarily, educating a girl child is not given a lot of importance. The daughters are married at an early age in the families belonging to SC/ST/OBC or BPL/EWS category. Much recognition is not given to the studies.
The below-mentioned points explain the need and importance of educating a girl child.
Girls who meet the eligibility criteria to avail of the benefits of this scheme, are required to fill an online application using the official website- http://escholarship.uk.gov.in/index.aspx
Given below is the image of the home page of the official website.
To check the status of your application form, follow the below mentioned steps:-
Below mentioned is a list of all the documents required to apply Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana-
Identification Proof
Educational Certificates
Additional Documents
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Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is a scheme introduced by the CM of Uttarakhand, Trivendra Singh Rawat. This scheme revolves around promoting the needy daughters of Uttarakhand to study. Gaura Devi Kanya Dhan Yojana is a contemplative initiative taken by the state government to support the girls belonging to the rural and backward sections of the state.