Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

The number of accounts opened upto 31.10.2015 under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana across the country is 76, 19,668. The amount collected under these accounts is ₹ 2838.73 crore. The scheme was notified on 2.12.2014 and the maturity period of accounts opened under the scheme is 21 years. The scheme has completed one year. In this short time, the impact is that 76, 19, 668 girl children got ₹ 2838.73 crore deposited in their name

 This was stated by Shri Jayant Sinha, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.