GovtSchemesRegister EN | हिंदी

File No. SS-PY-WMC-003 · Puducherry UT Scheme · Department of Women & Child Development

Puducherry Girl Child Schemes — ₹25,000 Deposit & Family-Planning Incentive

Two deposit schemes for girls in Puducherry: ₹25,000 as a National Savings Certificate for poor parents of one girl studying in Classes 8 to 10, and ₹20,000 (or ₹10,000 each for two girls) for families where a parent has undergone family planning — paid out at age 18.

What this scheme offers

Puducherry runs two schemes that put money aside for girls from poor families. In the first, poor parents who have only one girl child, studying in Classes 8 to 10, get ₹25,000 deposited in her name as a National Savings Certificate at the Post Office; the maturity amount is released when she turns 18, and the aim is to promote small families and ease the cost of her marriage. The parents must show that the annual income does not exceed ₹24,000, that they have only one girl living and no other child, and that she is studying. In the second, families with one girl child get ₹20,000 deposited in her name, or ₹10,000 for each of two girls, when a parent has undergone family planning. The Women and Child Development Department updated both notices for the Puducherry region in May 2026.

Who is eligible

  • Class 8–10 scheme: parents with only one girl child living and no other child, the girl studying in Class 8, 9 or 10, and annual income not above ₹24,000 as listed.
  • Family-planning incentive: a family with one or two girl children where a parent has undergone family planning.
  • The deposit is in the girl's name; for two girls, ₹10,000 is deposited for each.
  • The maturity amount is released when the girl attains 18 years of age.

Documents required

  • Application in the prescribed form
  • Income certificate of the parents
  • Certificate that the parents have only one girl child living and no other issue
  • Study certificate from the girl's school (Class 8–10 scheme)
  • Family-planning (sterilisation) certificate for the incentive
  • Girl's birth certificate, Aadhaar and the parents' bank details

How to apply

  1. Get the application form from the Directorate of Women and Child Development or its Puducherry-region office, or from wcd.py.gov.in.
  2. Fill it in and attach the documents, including the income and school certificates.
  3. Submit it within the period stated in the department's current notice.
  4. The department verifies the case and makes the deposit in the girl's name — a National Savings Certificate for the Class 8–10 scheme.
  5. Keep the certificate safely; claim the maturity amount when the girl turns 18.

Related schemes