Ladli Beti Scheme, Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu& Kashmir government started ‘Ladli Beti’ scheme in the year 2015 for welfare of girls in the union territory. Under this scheme the government deposits a financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 pr month to the bank account of girl for her welfare. This scheme is mainly launched for the girls belonging to the below poverty line families or PHH category. This assistance will be provided to the girls till they attain the age of 21 years. Under this scheme, once the girl attains 21 years of age she will be provided with a lumpsum of Rs. 5 lakhs for her marriage. This scheme will help the poor parents to provide education to their girl and  get her married. It is aimed ensuring at welfare of girls thereby empowering them. This scheme is implemented by the Social Welfare Department of J&K. Currently there are some issues going on regarding the State subject PRC documentation in the union territory which is being looked into by the social welfare as well as administration departments respectively.

Scheme Overview:

Objectives and Benefits:

• The main objective of the scheme is to encourage birth of girls in the families, and to provide financial assistance for their welfare
• This scheme covers all the lower income/ poor families and PHH categories across the state
• This scheme aims to provide the financial security to the girls right from their birth thereby later making them self-reliant
• This scheme overall aims at changing the mentality for girls in the family where they are considered as burden
• It also promotes the overall welfare of girls in the family.

Eligibility Criteria:

• The basic requirement under this scheme is, that the girl and her family should be a resident of Jammu & Kashmir. They must have a valid proof for the same
• As this scheme is for girls born in low-income groups, the annual income from all sources of the family should not more than Rs. 75,000

Documents Required:

• Duly filled application form
• Sanction letter from Child Development Project Officer
• KYC norms of parents

Key Points:

• Ladli Beti scheme is a state sponsored scheme launched by the Jammu& Kashmir government in the year 2015
• This scheme is mainly launched for girls belonging to below poverty line families or PHH category
• This scheme is implemented by the Social Welfare Department of J&K
• Under this scheme government deposits a financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 pr month to the bank account of girl for her welfare
• This assistance will be provided to the girls till they attain the age of 21 years.
• Under this scheme, once the girl attains 21 years of age she will be provided with a lumpsum of Rs. 5 lakhs for her marriage
• This scheme is launched for the welfare of girls across the union territory
• It aims at encouraging the birth of girls in poor families
• It aims at assisting the parents in education and marriage of the girl
• This scheme tends to change the mentality of girls being a burden rather it would empower them to be self-reliant and educated
• In 2019, after the revocation of article 370 and 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir the state subject law was also abolished and domicile certificate replaced the same
• As per the new clause domicile certificate is a valid certificate to document instead of the state subject (Permanent Resident Certificate)
• But issues are arising as the social welfare department is still asking for PRC from the beneficiaries
• Currently this issue is being looked into by the social welfare as well as administration departments respectively.