| Scheme Name | Girl Child Protection Scheme (GCPS) |
| Objective | Aimed at preventing gender discrimination by empowering and protecting rights of girl children through direct investment from government. |
| Scheme Area | Livelihood |
| Societal Group | Girl child |
| Individual/Institutional | Individual |
| Central/State Level | Central |
| Govt/Non-Govt | Govt |
| Validity | – |
| Target Group | Girl Child |
| Funds Available | – |
| Scholarship Amount | 1.In case of a single girl child she is entitled to receive Rs.1.00 lakh after completion of 20 years of age. 2.In case of two girl children, both of them are entitled to receive Rs.30,000/- each, after completion of 20 years age. 3.Both the “single girl child” and “two girl children” are entitled to receive Rs1,200/- per anum as scholarship from 9th class to 12th class (including ITI course) during their period of study, as a benefit under the scheme. On natural death of insured Rs.30,000 On death or total permanent disability due to accident Rs.75,000 On partial permanent disability due to accident Rs.37,500 |
| Elibility Criteria | 1.Families with only single girl child or only two girls shall be eligible.. 2.Either of the parents should have undergone family planning operation on or after 01-04-2005. 3.For children born before 03-01-2013 the total annual income of the family of girl child shall have to be below Rs.20,000/- per anum for rural areas and Rs.24,000/- per anum for urban areas. 4.For children born on or after 03-01-2013 the total annual income of the family of girl child shall have to be below Rs.40,000/- per anum for rural areas and Rs.48,000/- per anum for urban areas. 5.Families having single girl from 0-3 years of age, will be given first priority. 6.Second priority will be for families having two girl children of whom the age of the second girl child should not be more than 3 years as on 01-04-2005. 7.The age of the child on the date of application shall be the criteria for determining the eligibility of the child for the benefit under the scheme. 8.Consequent to enrollment, those who fulfill conditions as prescribed shall be eligible to receive the benefits under the scheme. 9.Girl child born after august, 2009 should get registered under RBD act and produce birth certificate from competent authority i.e., village secretary/municipality concerned. • The girls whose disability is more than 80% shall be eligible for the benefits under girl child protection scheme provided the income of their parents / guardian from all sources does not exceed Rs.1.00 lakh per anum. •In respect of severely disabled girls (more than 80% disability) the condition of the girl child being either single or two girls alone shall not apply. a girl with one or two male siblings will also be eligible for the benefit of girl child protection scheme. • The condition of formal education shall be relaxed in case of such severely disabled girls. •Orphan will mean a girl child not having both parents. Destitute will mean girl child from a BPL family of trafficked victims or HIV/Aids victims etc., forsaken by their family/ parents and sheltered by govt. or recognized NGO’s. •All such destitute or orphans or disabled girls who have not crossed 18 years as on may, 2008 will be eligible for the benefits under girl child protection scheme. • the condition of formal education will be relaxed in respect of orphans, destitutes and differently abled girls, who are born before april, 2005. those girls who do not pursue education beyond 8th class will naturally not be eligible for yearly education scholarships. they will only receive rs.1 lakh or rs.30,000/- as applicable on completion of 20 years. • Therefore, all destitutes orphans and differently abled girls born after april, 2005 shall also necessarily be enrolled in a school & continued upto, XII class to be eligible for the benefit under GCPS. |
| Documents/Collateral required | Two photographs be attested by the AWW /CDPO , income certificate issued by MRO, family planning certificate, Attested copy of birth certificate, Attested copy of white ration card, Disability certificate issued by chief medical officer(in case of orphan/disabled), Sterilization certificate issued by medical officer |
| Departments | Women Development And Child Welfare Department |
| Dept Contacts | Departmental Queries Contact : Mrs.Nasren – 040-233733221 |
| Imp Dates | As Soon As An Eligible Applicant (With Income Below Rs.20000 Per Anum For Rural Areas And Rs.24000 Per Anum For Urban Areas )Has One Daughter Or Two Daughters And Undergoes Family Planning Operation, He/She Can Apply To Anganwadi Worker/Child Development Project Officer Within The Age Of 3 Years Of Girl Child |
| Forms Availability | Http://Gcps.Ap.Nic.In/ Http://Gcps.Tg.Nic.In/ |
| Web URL for Details | http://gcps.ap.nic.in/ http://gcps.tg.nic.in/ |
| How to Apply | ICDS Area Those who will fulfill the eligibility conditions can obtain the application form from the anganwadi worker concerned or download from this site and submit the same with enclosures to the Anganwadi worker concernedNon ICDS Area In respect of Applicants from other than ICDS Project areas they can submit their applications to the Child Development Project Officer concerned (CDPO) LIST OF ENCLOSURES:
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| Support Processes/ Institutions | – |