To improve the girl child ratio and promote girls education, the Haryana Government has launched the Aapki Beti Hamari Beti scheme. It provides financial assistance to families having a girl child.

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Initiated by the State Government of Haryana and the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Yojana is a savings scheme. Through this scheme, the state government provides ₹21000 as an investment in the Life Insurance Corporation LIC to families with a girl child. Here, the financial assistance is directed particularly to the 1st girl child of Scheduled Caste families or families belonging to the below poverty line families and  2nd girl child of families belonging to any caste.

Now that individuals of Haryana know about the Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Scheme, we can move on to the next section of its features and objectives.

• Aapki Beti Hamari Beti scheme provides financial assistance to girls born on or after the 22nd January 2015.
• Aapki Beti Hamari Beti scheme is applicable in both urban and rural areas.
• To ensure the benefits offered under the scheme, all girl children are provided with an Aadhaar number. Also, the Aadhaar number of parents is accepted during the registration.
• Beneficiaries, i.e. girl children, can get the scheme amount (obtained by their parents or guardians) by applying within a month.

Aapki Beti Hamari Beti scheme was introduced with certain objectives. These are mentioned below,

• Abolish the child mortality rate
• Increase girl child sex ratio
• Bring changes in the social attitude towards girl child
• Help girls to be involved in income-generating activities.
• Increase enrollment and girl child retention in schools, i.e., promote girls education in the state.

To avail the scheme, parents of girl children need to fulfil certain eligibility criteria. Read along!

Below are discussed about the Aapki Beti Hamari Beti eligibility criteria -

• Applicant parents must be residents of Haryana.
• One of the parents must reside in Haryana along with their girl child.
• Pregnant women who have registered in the Anganwadi Centre or Health Department are eligible for this scheme.
• The scheme demands birth registration of all girls.
• Parents must complete immunisations of their daughters and keep immunisation records.
• 1st girl child of SC/BPL families and 2nd girl child of all families are eligible.
• Girl children need to be enrolled in schools or Anganwadi Centre as per their age.

Eligible parents can receive numerous benefits under the Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Scheme. Read on to know about these in detail.

Here are this scheme’s advantages for different categories -

• Scheduled Caste Families – Families belonging to Secluded Caste whose first girl child born on and after 22nd January 2015 can receive a one-time subsidy of ₹21000.
• BPL Families- BPL families whose first girl child was born on and after 22nd January 2015 can get financial aid in the form of a one-time grant of ₹21000.
• 2nd Girl Child- Not only families belonging to SC/BPL categories and with 1st girl child can enjoy the benefits of Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Scheme, but other families can also get the same. The State Government of Haryana allows the same amount to all the families irrespective of caste, creed, religion whose 2nd child was born on and after 22nd January 2015.

Also, families where the second girl child was born on or before 21st January 2015 can receive ₹5000 every year for five years irrespective of caste, creed, or the religion of the families.

• For Twin/Multiple Girl Child- Twin or multiple girls born on or after 22nd January 2015 can get the grant of ₹21000. Here, only one child in any family qualifying all eligibility parameters can receive the grant.

Families with twin girls or multiple girl children born on or before 21st January 2015 can get ₹2500 every year for five years no matter which caste or religion they belong to.

Further, for twin daughters, incentives will start immediately. Also, if either of the daughters passes away, incentives will be stopped. Individuals can restore this after the birth of another daughter.

Parents of girl children in Haryana can apply for Aapki Beti Hamari Beti online by visiting the official website of the Department of Women and Child Development. Follow the steps mentioned below to complete the application procedure.

• Step-1: On the homepage, click on the ‘Scheme for Children’ from the ‘Scheme’ tab.
• Step-2: From the drop-down list, select ABHB. A new webpage will open. Click on the Aapki Beti Hamari Beti form of application.
• Step-3: This application form is available in PDF format. Take a printout and fill it in with essential details.
• Step-4: Attach all the important documents discussed below and submit the form to the nearest Anganwadi Centre or health centre.

Following is the list of important documents of Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Yojana.

• Aadhaar card.
• Caste certificate.
• Birth certificate of a girl child.
• Income certificate.
• Passport size photos.
• Immunisation record

Now that parents of girl children know about the eligibility, benefits and application process of Aapki Beti Hamari Beti, they can easily get financial assistance and ensure their girl child education.