Lok Sabha Question No. 2977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B.Y.Raghavendra, ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

No.2977

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a)  the salient features of the Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana along with the annual Budgetary allocation for the same;
- (b)  the  targets  fixed/achieved  under  the  said  scheme  since  its  inception  including  funds allocated, utilized thereunder, State/UT-wise particularly in West Bengal and Karnataka;
- (c)  the number of beneficiaries covered under the said scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise particularly in West Bengal and Shimoga district of Karnataka;
- (d)  whether  the  introduction  of  said  scheme  has  helped  in  preventing  child  marriages  or protected female infanticide; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof?

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2977

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 28 TH  DECEMBER, 2018 '

## ' SUKANYA SAMRUDDHI YOJANA QUESTION

## ANSWER

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

(a) The salient features of the Sukanya Samriddhi Account are as follows:

The natural or legal guardian may open the account in the name of girl child from the birth of girl child till she attains the age of ten years, with an initial amount of two hundred and fifty rupees and a maximum deposit of rupees one lakh and fifty thousand in a financial year. Withdrawals from the account can be made for the purposes of higher education. The account shall mature on completion of a period of 21 years from the date of opening. Details of scheme may be seen at http://nsiindia.gov.in/writereaddata/FileUploads/SSA2016Rules.pdf

There are no budgetary allocations specific to Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme.

- (b)  Sukanya  Samriddhi  Account  Scheme  is  a  voluntary  savings  Scheme  under  Government

Savings Schemes. No targets have been fixed for State/Union Territories. (c) The details of the number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme in different States/UTs and in District Shimoga of Karnataka State are attached at Annex.'A' and 'B' respectively..

(d) & (e) No information in this regard is being maintained.

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## Annexure-A

| Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme during FY 2015- 16 to 2017-18   | Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme during FY 2015- 16 to 2017-18   | Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme during FY 2015- 16 to 2017-18   | Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme during FY 2015- 16 to 2017-18   | Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme during FY 2015- 16 to 2017-18   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                     | Name of the State                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                   | 2016-17                                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 1,817                                                                                     | 478                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                            | 4,49,379                                                                                  | 1,30,280                                                                                  | 1,09,082                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                         | 6,343                                                                                     | 3,282                                                                                     | 2,397                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                     | 1,47,604                                                                                  | 36,591                                                                                    | 26,884                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                     | 2,66,432                                                                                  | 1,55,710                                                                                  | 1,48,992                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                                                | 0                                                                                         | 5,274                                                                                     | 3,799                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                         | CHATTISGARH                                                                               | 1,44,383                                                                                  | 1,11,849                                                                                  | 1,19,087                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                         | DADRA NAGAR HAVELI                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 453                                                                                       | 393                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                         | DAMAN AND DIU                                                                             | 0                                                                                         | 645                                                                                       | 484                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                        | DELHI                                                                                     | 1,15,455                                                                                  | 82,604                                                                                    | 60,448                                                                                    |
| 11                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                       | 23,915                                                                                    | 6,576                                                                                     | 5,695                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                   | 1,87,260                                                                                  | 1,70,297                                                                                  | 1,09,226                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                   | 2,57,389                                                                                  | 1,13,557                                                                                  | 75,302                                                                                    |
| 14                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | 1,28,625                                                                                  | 41,588                                                                                    | 43,872                                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                         | 1,17,880                                                                                  | 15,421                                                                                    | 10,319                                                                                    |
| 16                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                 | 4,24,891                                                                                  | 1,04,032                                                                                  | 44,819                                                                                    |
| 17                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                 | 8,95,766                                                                                  | 1,33,000                                                                                  | 1,34,903                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                    | 3,00,976                                                                                  | 57,104                                                                                    | 58,402                                                                                    |
| 19                                                                                        | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         | 10                                                                                        |
| 20                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                            | 3,26,107                                                                                  | 1,58,176                                                                                  | 1,17,524                                                                                  |
| 21                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                               | 5,93,791                                                                                  | 2,90,877                                                                                  | 2,41,222                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                   | 17,804                                                                                    | 4,787                                                                                     | 3,656                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                 | 2,893                                                                                     | 4,090                                                                                     | 2,474                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                   | 2,000                                                                                     | 1,415                                                                                     | 529                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                  | 3,358                                                                                     | 1,295                                                                                     | 704                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                    | 2,91,535                                                                                  | 1,27,160                                                                                  | 98,798                                                                                    |
| 27                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                | 0                                                                                         | 4,580                                                                                     | 3,575                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                    | 2,11,635                                                                                  | 83,263                                                                                    | 66,347                                                                                    |
| 29                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | 3,00,840                                                                                  | 1,32,601                                                                                  | 1,98,545                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                    | 5,077                                                                                     | 1,905                                                                                     | 1,267                                                                                     |
| 31                                                                                        | TAMILNADU                                                                                 | 12,35,234                                                                                 | 1,71,507                                                                                  | 1,58,396                                                                                  |
| 32                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                 | 2,96,963                                                                                  | 95,621                                                                                    | 86,351                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                   | 13,720                                                                                    | 7,752                                                                                     | 3,841                                                                                     |
| 34                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | 9,78,263                                                                                  | 2,49,120                                                                                  | 2,38,317                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | 2,32,492                                                                                  | 51,846                                                                                    | 50,398                                                                                    |
| 36                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                               | 5,53,472                                                                                  | 1,29,545                                                                                  | 1,01,134                                                                                  |
|                                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                                     | 85,31,482                                                                                 | 26,85,620                                                                                 | 23,27,670                                                                                 |

Annexure-B

## Statement showing No. of accounts opened under SSA scheme in Shimoga District, Karnataka Circle during FY 2015-16 to 2017-18

|   Sl. No. | Year    | No. of Accounts opened   |
|-----------|---------|--------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16 | 17,915                   |
|         2 | 2016-17 | 3,048                    |
|         3 | 2017-18 | 3,480                    |