19,535 villages declared as “Sampoorna Sukanya Gram” under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana campaign Posted On: 20 DEC 2021 5:56PM by PIB Delhi
The Government has
taken many effective steps taken
for successful implementation of 'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana' to ensure maximum
benefits to girls. This was stated by Union Minister of State for Finance Shri
Pankaj Chaudhary in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
The Minister further
stated that the Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA) Scheme is being given due
audio, video electronic and print media publicity. Campaigns to open accounts
are also launched from time to time for information of the public by
Department of Posts (DoP), the Minster added.
Giving more details, the Minister stated that the campaign run by DoP is given below:
|
Sr. No. |
Details of Campaign |
Duration |
|
1 |
Balika Shakti Campaign |
09.12.2019 to 18.01.2020 |
|
2 |
Mahila Divas Campaign |
24.02.2020 to 07.03.2020 |
|
3 |
National Girl Child Day Campaign |
January, 2021 |
|
4 |
Sampoorna Sukanya Gram Campaign - To ensure the reach of
SSA till last mile, a "Sampoorna Sukanya Gram Campaign" was
launched during June 2019. In this campaign atleast 5 villages to be
enmarking Sampoorna Sukanya Village (Gram). It covers opening of Sukanya
Samriddhi Account for all eligible girl child in that village. Till
31.03.2021, a total of 19,535 villages declared as "Sampoorna Sukanya
Gram". |
|
RM/KMN
(Release ID: 1783538)