PRADHAN MANTRI SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI YOJANA (ssa)
MINISTRY
Ministry of women and child development
LAUNCHED DATE :-
22 January 2015 at panipat haryana
AIM:-
Girl child empowerment and make self reliant and strong opening of bank account and depositing certain amount of money
AGE:-
Girl age must be less than 10 years at the time of opening the account. only two girl child per family can have benefit of the scheme (exception for twins, triplets)
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
. Birth certificate of the child
. Identity proof of parents
. Address proof of parents
AMOUNT
Minimum rupees-1000 ( now it has been reduced to rupees -250) and maximum rupees 1,50,000 can be deposited any time during the financial year.
TOTAL DURATION
15 years from the date of opening the account ( eg, if account is opened at 2 years of age then we can deposit money up to 16 years of age )
MATURITY DATE
21 years after the first day of opening the account
MINIMUM LOCKING PERIODS
11 years
BENEFITS
. 8.2% Interest will be given for the deposited money
. Tax exemption under 80 c section
. Money will be used for the welfare of girl child only under these two clauses
1. About 50% of amount can be withdrawn after girl turns 18, only for higher education or marriage purpose
2. Fully withdrawal of money is possible. only when girl turns 21
. After attending 14 years of age girl can operate the account independently
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