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Bhagya Laxmi Yojana: The Centre and state governments have initiated several social welfare schemes to support economically vulnerable and poor families with expenses related to their daughters’ education and marriage. The Uttar Pradesh government’s Bhagya Laxmi Yojana is one of these schemes, offering financial assistance to families below the poverty line (BPL) in an effort to secure the social and economic future of girls in India. 

The Bhagya Laxmi Yojana aims to alleviate the financial stress of BPL families by providing a bond of  Rs 50,000 at the time of girl child's birth. The bond matures to Rs 2 lakh when the girl turns 21-years-old, with a condition that she is not married before the age of 18. In addition, the scheme offers staggered educational assistance totalling Rs 23,000, disbursed as the daughter progresses through her schooling - Rs 3,000 in sixth grade, Rs 5,000 in eighth grade, Rs 7,000 in tenth grade, and Rs 8,000 in twelfth grade.

Bhagya Laxmi Scheme Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the Bhagya Laxmi Yojana, applicants must be permanent residents of Uttar Pradesh and belong to a BPL family. The scheme is available to all girls born in BPL families after March 31, 2006, with a limit of two daughters per family being able to benefit from the scheme. 

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Required Documents For Bhagya Laxmi Scheme

  • Aadhaar cards for both parents and girl child

  • Girl child’s birth certificate

  • Passport size photograph

  • Income certificate

  • Caste certificate

  • Residence certificate

  • Bank passbook for financial transactions 

How To Apply For Bhagya Laxmi Scheme 

  • Go to the official website of Department of Women and Child Development of UP Government, mahilakalyan.up.nic.in

  • Download the Bhagya Laxmi Yojana application form and take its print out.

  • Fill the details of the applicant on the form. 

  • Submit the form to any Anganwadi centre or Women and Child Development Office.

  •  Benefits of the scheme will be received after the verification process.