The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched
‘Dhanalakshmi’- A conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Girl Child on 03rd
March, 2008 on a pilot basis to provide a set of staggered financial incentives
for families to encourage them to retain the girl child and educate her. The
Scheme was discontinued w.e.f. 1.4.2013 as Several States Governments have
Schemes for girl children which are more attractive.
“Dhanalakshmi” was implemented in 11 Blocks across
seven States on pilot basis: -
|
State
|
District
|
Block
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Khammam
|
Aswaraopeta
|
|
Warangal
|
Narsampet
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Bastar
|
Jagdalpur
|
|
Bijapur
|
Bhopalpattnam
|
|
Orissa
|
Malkangiri
|
Kalimela
|
|
Koraput
|
Semiliguda
|
|
Jharkhand
|
Giridih
|
Tisri
|
|
|
Kodarma
|
Markachor
|
|
Bihar
|
Jamoi
|
Sono
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Rae Bareilly
|
Shivgarh
|
|
Punjab
|
Fatehgarh Sahib
|
Sirhind
|
The Blocks identified except Sirhind (Punjab) were
educationally Backward Blocks (as per list of Educationally Backward Blocks
given in Census of India 2001) Sirhind (Punjab) was chosen as it had the lowest
girl child sex ratio (in age group 0 to 6 years), viz. 766 girls per 1000 boys
as per 2001 Census.
Under the Scheme, the amount of release at various
stages was as under:
|
Sl. No.
|
Items
|
Cash transfer per child (in Rs.)
|
|
1.
|
At Birth and Registration of Birth
|
5,000
|
|
2.
|
Immunization
|
|
|
i.
|
6 weeks
|
200
|
|
ii.
|
14 weeks
|
200
|
|
iii.
|
9 months
|
200
|
|
iv.
|
16 months
|
200
|
|
v.
|
24 months
|
200
|
|
|
on completion of full immunization
|
250
|
|
3. a
|
Education
|
|
|
On enrolment
|
1000
|
|
i.
|
Class 1 + 85% attendance
|
500
|
|
ii.
|
Class 2 + 85% attendance
|
500
|
|
iii.
|
Class 3 + 85% attendance
|
500
|
|
iv.
|
Class 4 + 85% attendance
|
500
|
|
v.
|
Class 5 + 85% attendance
|
500
|
|
3.b.
|
On enrolment of secondary school
|
1500
|
|
i.
|
Class 6 + 85% attendance
|
750
|
|
ii.
|
Class 7 + 85% attendance
|
750
|
|
iii.
|
Class 8 + 85% attendance
|
750
|
|
|
Total
|
13,500
|
The fund earmarked, released and utilized by the
State Governments during the last year and current year is as under:
|
State
|
2012-13
|
2013-14*
(till
date)
|
|
Fund
released
(Rs.
in lakh)
|
Fund
utilised
(Rs.
in lakh)
|
Beneficiaries
|
Fund
released
(Rs.
in lakh)
|
Fund
utilised
(Rs.
in lakh)
|
Beneficiaries
|
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
383.90
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
219.99
|
108.99
|
38,052
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Orissa
|
108.43
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jharkhand
|
116.79
|
28.82
|
5,833
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Bihar
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
165.31
|
51.36
|
25,500
|
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
-
|
-
|
4,483
|
105.02
|
112.51
|
4,483
|
|
Punjab
|
331.80
|
-
|
8,147
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Total
|
1160.93
|
137.81
|
56,515
|
270.33
|
163.87
|
29,983
|
* Past liability
This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for
Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
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