CHIEF MINISTER’S GIRL CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME

• It is an incentive scheme
• Introduced in 1992

OBJECTIVE

• Small Family norms – encourage (2 girl children)
• Protect the rights of girl child ( provide social and financial empowerment)
• Strengthen the family role – improve status of girl child
• Promote enrolment and retention of girl child in school (atleast upto Secondary school)
• Encourage girls to get married after 18 years age

TYPES OF SCHEMES

• Scheme I – Single girl child – ₹50000 (Initial Deposit)
• Scheme II – Two girl Children – ₹25000 each

CRITERIA TO ENROLL

• Family – one/two girl child – no male children (no adoption too)
• Either of the parents – Sterilization (within 35years of age)
• Parents – Domicile of Tamilnadu – Period: 10 years
• Annual Family Income: less than ₹72000
• Application Submission: Under Scheme I : before completion of 3 years, Under Scheme II : before second child completes 3years of age
• If more than one child in single birth – beniffited under Scheme II

DETAILS OF FINAL MATURITY

• Amount deposited in girl child name
• Under Tamilnadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited 
• In Specially designed monthly cumulative interest payment scheme
• Deposit renewed every 5 years
• On completion of 18 years – Amount + Interest – given as Maturity amount
• To get this, Girl child should appear 10th Standard Public Exam
• Maturity amount – to pursue higher education

Till March 2019 – 9,49,542 beneficiaries
Total amount deposited – ₹1462.75 crores 
Budget Allocation: ₹140.11 Crore in 2019-20