UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme is an umbrella scheme for the girls of Uttar Pradesh. The project shall provide garb of protection to the needy girls of the state. UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme got launched to protect the girls’ future and give them a good life worth living. The social structure of India is complex and sensitive in itself. Social, educational, religious, and family circumstances have been discriminatory for women since time immemorial. They have been subject to maximum challenges and hurdles while trying to rebuild their dreams.
India is a country that has seen progress on almost every front. But the condition of girls in a country like India hasn’t made much progress in terms of development. Due to various disparities and unfavorable conditions prevailing in society, women and girls often get deprived of their fundamental and other basic rights. They often suffer a lot because of the piling up of orthodox thinking of society. Continuous efforts are made to date to remove such social evils from its core. One such significant step gets witnessed in the form of the UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme.
Through UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme, the government is trying hard to safeguard the girls’ and women’s interests. The scheme is a great effort to ensure that the girls are given the place in society which they deserve and do away with all kinds of obstructions on the way. Often any state’s progress is identified by how its women get treated. Utmost importance must be given to the girls and women for any society and nation to progress. UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme is, in short, a great way to provide a healthy life, education, and a good life to the women of the state.
UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme: Introduction
UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme got launched by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, and CM Yogi Aditya Nath takes the remarkable initiative. The scheme got started to provide multiple opportunities to girls and social security to the girls and women of the state. On the one hand, efforts will be made to prevent unilateral acts like female feticide and child marriage; on the other hand, girls will get the opportunity to pursue higher education and other career options. In short, the scheme is an excellent message towards women’s empowerment.
Under the UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme 2021, only two daughters of a family will get the benefit. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has launched the scheme to make the state aware of its value in society. A total amount worth Rs 15000 would be given to the girls by the state government, and the amount is given to the girls in 6 installments. Under the UPKanya Sumangala Scheme 2021, the girl’s family’s annual income should be three lakhs or less. The Uttar Pradesh government has allocated the total budget of the scheme at Rs 1200 crore.
The implementation of UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme will strengthen the concept of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao,’ and empowerment of women will also get supported. The beneficiaries applying under the scheme should have a maximum of 2 children in the family.
Objectives of the Scheme
The objectives of the UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme include:
- To provide financial aid and assistance to the needy girls/women of the state.
- To spread the message of women empowerment around the state.
- To develop and spread positive thinking towards girls in society.
- To mitigate practices like female foeticide and child marriage.
Key Facts of Uttar Pradesh Kanya Sumangala Scheme 2021
Key takeaways under UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme include:
- Under this scheme, the entire expenditure of 15000 rupees from a girl child’s birth to education will be provided by the government as financial assistance.
- Under this UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme 2021, a girl’s family’s annual income should be 3 lakh or less.
- The state government has kept the total budget of this scheme at Rs. 1200 Crore.
- Suppose any family of Uttar Pradesh has adopted an orphan girl. In that case, a maximum of 2 girls will be the beneficiary of this scheme, including the family’s biological children and adopted children in various forms.
- Under UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme 2021, only two girls in the family will be eligible.
Benefits in Brief
The advantages of UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme are as follows:
- UP Kanya Sumangala Schemeis an initiative that works exclusively for girls’ development and ensures their social security.
- This scheme has got implemented to eliminate all the obstacles related to girls’ safety and protection, health, and education in the state.
- Under UP Kanya Sumangala Scheme, the beneficiary’s family’s annual income should be a maximum of three lakh or less only then can he avail of the scheme.
- The scheme is a great way to make the girls of the state self-reliant and self-sufficient.
Procedure to Apply Online under UP Kanya Sumangala Yojana
The step by step procedure is as follows:
- Firstly, the interested applicants have to visit the official website of Kanya Sumangala Yojana.
- After going to its official website, the home page will open in front of them, after which they will see the option of Citizen Service Portal on the home page.
- They have to click on the Citizen Service Portal. After clicking on that option, the front page will open in front of them; they will have to register on this page.
- Before registration, they will see the rules, below which they have to click on agree. Then a new page will open.
- On this page, they will have to fill in all the information asked in the registration form, such as name, address, mobile number, Aadhaar number of parents, etc., and after that, OTP will be sent for verification.
- After entering the correct OTP, the registration will get done; and they will get the user ID. By this, they will have to login MKSY Portal.
- They have to enter the user id and password to log in; this will log them in.
- After registration, they will get the registration form. In this registration form, the applicant will have to fill in all the information asked about the daughter and upload all the documents and then click on the submit button in the last.
- In this way, the applicants can fill the application form for their daughter under this scheme.
Process to Apply Offline under the Scheme
- After getting the application form, the applicant must fill in all the information asked. After filling in all the information, they will have to attach all the necessary documents with the application form.
- After this, they have to submit the application form to the Block Development Officer, SDM, Probation Officer, Deputy Chief Probation Officer, etc.
- After this, the filled applications will then be forwarded to the District Probation Officer’s concerned officer. The DPO will later feed all the relevant information online, and further processing of these offline applications will then get completed in the online mode.
- In this way, the applicants can apply offline.
Required Documents under UP Kanya Sumangala Yojana
Required Documents under Kanya Sumangala Scheme includes:
- Ration card
- Income certificate
- Bank account
- Mobile number
- Passport size photo
- Adoption certificate if the daughter is adopted
- Voter ID Card
- Residence certificate
Eligibility Criteria
Beneficiary guidelines are as follows:
- The applicant must for sure be a permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh State.
- The annual income of the applicant’s family must be Rs 3 lakh or less.
- Only two girls from a family can take advantage of the scheme.
- If there are more than two children in the family, then the benefit of Kanya Sumangala Yojana 2021 will not get provided to that family.
- If a woman has twin daughters, then those twin daughters will also get different benefits from the scheme. In the current situation, three daughters of a family can benefit, twin daughters and another daughter.
Role of Aatmnirbhar Sena
Our Organization has proved its mettle in every domain and so in this. We are adamant about providing parallel assistance to the Government of Uttar Pradesh in implementing the scheme. We shall work relentlessly towards making this scheme popular amongst the needy crowd of Uttar Pradesh. We shall lend selfless assistance to those who are willing to benefit from the project. We shall further lend our aid and advice in the overall process of registration and other things. We have always been a dedicated organization towards women’s empowerment, and through this, we shall further prove our selfless devotion towards this noble deed.
Conclusion
UP Kanya Sumangala Yojana is a great initiative and is worthy of bringing glory to plenty of families. The scheme is a great message and a great start towards the worthy cause of women’s empowerment. If implemented thoughtfully, the project can do wonders.
