About the Schemes

The Scheme for “Planned Family” beAbout the Schemes

The Scheme for “Planned Family” being implemented by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS), A & N Administration has the main features of :
(1) The girls attaining the age of 13 years during the year will be eligible for the total benefits of the scheme including ‘Small Family Norm’ and the supportive schemes of ‘Incentive for Literacy’ and ‘Incentive for delayed marriage’.
(2) Second group of girls in age group of 14 to 18 years would also be eligible for the benefit under this scheme provided they get their names registered. However, these girls will be eligible for ‘Small Family Norm’ and ‘Incentive for delayed marriage’. They will not be eligible for ‘Incentive for Literacy’.
(3) Third group of girls in the age group of 19 to 21 years will also be eligible for benefits under this scheme provided they get their names registered. However such girls will be eligible for ‘Small Family norm only’ and not for ‘Incentive for Literacy’ and ‘Incentive for delayed marriage’.
(4) On attaining the age of 50 years, the beneficiary will be paid a lump sum amount as incentive depending on whether she has one living child or two living children or no child.

This means, that girls registering at the age of 13 years under this scheme, will become eligible for all incentives under the scheme in future, if they fulfill the eligible conditions for that incentive at that period of time. Any girl registering in the later stages will only be eligible for the future incentives that are covered under the scheme and will not be eligible for the incentives applicable for previous periods.

For availing the benefits of the scheme, each beneficiary has to open an account in an authorized national bank which has been designated for this purpose.