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 BENEFIT...