Lok Sabha Question No. 7 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-15
Subject: Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

No.7

SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of FINANCE be please to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has launched a special deposit scheme under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana for girl child and if s0, the details thereof along with the salient features thereof;
- (b) whether the Government received complaints regarding non-operative attitude of the bank officials in providing information to the beneficiaries of the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to extend the said scheme to the States and if so, the details thereof?
- (c) the number of accounts opened by the public sector banks since the commencement of this scheme till date, bank-wise; and

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Yes Sir, the Government has launched Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme The salient features of the scheme are as follows: The natural or legal guardian of a girl child may open an account under the scheme in the name of girl child, from her birth till she attains the age of ten years The account can be opened with an initial amount of rupees one thousand. A maximum amount of rupees one lakh fifty thousand may be deposited in a financial year: The account can be opened either in Banks anywhere in the country: Withdrawals from the account are permissible for higher education of girl child. The account shall mature o the completion of a period of 21 years from the date of opening The account may be closed  prematurely for the reasons of intended
- (b) Depositors' clarification queries   regarding the   guidelines of the scheme are disposed of regularly by Ministry of Finance.
- marriage of the account holder:
- (c) A table showing bank-wise number of accounts opened by Public Sector Banks under the said scheme, upto 31.10.2017, is attached as Annexure-I.
- (d) Account under the Scheme can be opened by eligible individuals resident in any state within the country:

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## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 15th December; 2017 SSUKANYA SAMRIDDHI YOJANA"

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.7

| Table showing Bank wise No. of accounts opened under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana as on 31.10.2017   | Table showing Bank wise No. of accounts opened under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana as on 31.10.2017   | Table showing Bank wise No. of accounts opened under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana as on 31.10.2017   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SNo:                                                                                             | Name of the Bank                                                                                 | Accounts                                                                                         |
| 1_                                                                                               | Allahabad Bank                                                                                   | 11829                                                                                            |
| 2.                                                                                               | Andhra Bank                                                                                      | 5015                                                                                             |
| 3_                                                                                               | Bank of Baroda                                                                                   | 68019                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                  | Bank of India                                                                                    | 84850                                                                                            |
| 5_                                                                                               | Bank of Maharashtra                                                                              | 3787                                                                                             |
| 6_                                                                                               | Canara Bank                                                                                      | 24240                                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                                | Central Bank of India                                                                            | 23044                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                | Corporation Bank                                                                                 | 335                                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                                | Dena Bank                                                                                        | 1729                                                                                             |
| 10.                                                                                              | IDBI Bank                                                                                        | 19175                                                                                            |
| 11.                                                                                              | Indian Bank                                                                                      | 5328                                                                                             |
| 12.                                                                                              | Indian Overseas Bank                                                                             | 2286                                                                                             |
| 13.                                                                                              | Oriental Bank Qf Commerce                                                                        | 3217                                                                                             |
| 14.                                                                                              | Punjab & Sind Bank                                                                               | 81                                                                                               |
| 15.                                                                                              | Punjab National Bank                                                                             | 80177                                                                                            |
| 16.                                                                                              | State Bank of India                                                                              | 1022396                                                                                          |
| 17 .                                                                                             | Syndicate Bank                                                                                   | 1522                                                                                             |
| 18.                                                                                              | UCO Bank                                                                                         | 12314                                                                                            |
| 19.                                                                                              | Union Bank                                                                                       | 40416                                                                                            |
| 20.                                                                                              | United Bank of India                                                                             | 2194                                                                                             |
| 21_                                                                                              | Vijaya Bank                                                                                      | 3849                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                  | Total                                                                                            | 1415803                                                                                          |

## Annexure-|