New Delhi: More number of people can now avail Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana with the Union Government reducing the minimum required annual deposit for such accounts to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000.
The Centre has amended the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016, to bring down the minimum initial deposit to open an account to Rs 250.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley, in his 2018-19 Budget speech, had said that Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, launched in January 2015, has been a “great success”. Till November 2017, more than 1.26 crore accounts have been opened across the country in the name of girl children, securing an amount of Rs 19,183 crore, Jaitley added.
Under this scheme,
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