Postal department to hold awareness camps in Tamil Nadu schools for girl child savings scheme

tamil.indianexpress.com (Tamil)

The postal department plans awareness camps in all schools to promote the 'Selvamagal Savings Scheme' (Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana) for girl child welfare. This central government initiative, launched in 2015, aims to secure the future of girl children. Eligibility requires the child to be an Indian citizen under 10, with accounts opened by parents or legal guardians, limited to two per family. The scheme offers tax benefits and an 8.2% interest rate. Nationally, over 39 million accounts are active, with Tamil Nadu having over 3.8 million.


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