Lok Sabha Question No. 2349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-01
Subject: Saving Account of Girl Child in Post Offices
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2349 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2018

## SAVING ACCOUNT OF GIRL CHILD IN POST OFFICES

2349. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of saving accounts of girl child that have been opened in post offices under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme during the last year and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to promote the opening of such accounts across the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)  &  (b)        Madam,  No  accounts  are  opened  by  the  Post  Offices  under  the  Beti  Bachao  Beti Padhao Scheme.

However, 'Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts' are opened by the Post Offices. Such Accounts are for the welfare & well-being of the girl child. A total of 1694674 Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts were opened  by the Post Offices in the year 2017-18. In the current financial year (2018-19), a total of 334064 Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts have been opened till 30 June, 2018  Circle-wise details of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts opened last year (2017-18) and this year (2018-19, up to 30.06.2018) are given in the Annexure.

To  promote  the  opening  of  Sukanya  Samriddhi  Accounts,  the  following  practices  are generally followed:-

- (i)  Wide publicity of the scheme through distribution of handouts & display of banners.
- (ii)  Marketing through visits to schools/educational institutions.
- (iii) Organising camps at hospitals, nursing homes etc for marketing of the Scheme  amongst the parents of new born girl children.
- (iv)  Marketing of the fact that this Scheme has triple-E exemptions under income tax -
- (a) Exemption at the time of investment/deposits  under Sec 80 C
- (b) Exemption of interest accrued on yearly basis, and
- (c) Exemption of maturity amount at the time of account closure.
- (v)  Earlier, a Sukanya Samriddhi Account could be opened with an initial deposit of Rs. 1000/- which has  now been reduced to Rs. 250/-. This will go a long way in promoting the Scheme across the country, especially in rural & tribal areas and amongst the poor people.

| Circle- wise Total No. of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts opened during the year 2017-18 & 2018-19 (up to 30.06.2018)   | Circle- wise Total No. of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts opened during the year 2017-18 & 2018-19 (up to 30.06.2018)   | Circle- wise Total No. of Sukanya Samriddhi Accounts opened during the year 2017-18 & 2018-19 (up to 30.06.2018)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| CIRCLE                                                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                                                            | 2018-19 (up to 30.06.2018)                                                                                         |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 85132                                                                                                              | 19179                                                                                                              |
| ASSAM                                                                                                              | 19621                                                                                                              | 5236                                                                                                               |
| BIHAR                                                                                                              | 115483                                                                                                             | 25186                                                                                                              |
| DELHI                                                                                                              | 25641                                                                                                              | 5210                                                                                                               |
| GUJARAT                                                                                                            | 58885                                                                                                              | 10420                                                                                                              |
| HARYANA                                                                                                            | 48277                                                                                                              | 10685                                                                                                              |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                   | 32029                                                                                                              | 7552                                                                                                               |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                    | 5460                                                                                                               | 754                                                                                                                |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                                          | 114430                                                                                                             | 31354                                                                                                              |
| KERALA (including Lakshdweep)                                                                                      | 45914                                                                                                              | 10163                                                                                                              |
| MAHARASHTRA ( including Goa)                                                                                       | 157284                                                                                                             | 30180                                                                                                              |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                     | 88441                                                                                                              | 17045                                                                                                              |
| NORTH EAST(including Arunachal Pradesh,Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya,Nagaland & Tripura)                             | 8701                                                                                                               | 2125                                                                                                               |
| ORISSA                                                                                                             | 72260                                                                                                              | 15037                                                                                                              |
| PUNJAB(including Chandigarh)                                                                                       | 47799                                                                                                              | 7569                                                                                                               |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                                          | 164232                                                                                                             | 25551                                                                                                              |
| TAMILNADU(including Punucherry)                                                                                    | 141518                                                                                                             | 24304                                                                                                              |
| UTTAR PRADSH                                                                                                       | 184539                                                                                                             | 34405                                                                                                              |
| WEST BENGAL ( including Andaman & Nicobar and Sikkim)                                                              | 65544                                                                                                              | 10282                                                                                                              |
| CHHATISHGARH                                                                                                       | 90012                                                                                                              | 15873                                                                                                              |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                                          | 30699                                                                                                              | 4796                                                                                                               |
| UTTARKHANDK                                                                                                        | 34415                                                                                                              | 7271                                                                                                               |
| TELNGANA                                                                                                           | 58358                                                                                                              | 13887                                                                                                              |
| TOTAL                                                                                                              | 1694674                                                                                                            | 334064                                                                                                             |

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