Kanyashree Day
Kanyashree is an initiative taken by the Government of West Bengal to improve the life and the status of the girls by helping economically backward families with cash so that families do not arrange the marriage of their girl child before eighteen years because of economic problem. The purpose of this initiative is to uplift those girls who are from poor families and thus can't pursue higher studies due to tough economic conditions. It has been given international recognition by the United Nations Department of International Development and the UNICEF.
The scheme has two components:
- Annual scholarship of Rs. 1000.00
- One time grant of Rs. 25,000.00
The annual scholarship is for unmarried girls aged 13–18 years enrolled in class VIII-XII in government recognized regular or equivalent open school or vocational / technical training courses. Recently the bar of income is withdrawn by Gov. W.B. now every girl can apply for that scheme.
14 August is observed as Kanyasree Day and this year on that day Kankhuli Girls High School , Santoshpur observed the day by organising a session on Kanyasree scheme, Child Rights, eve teasing, Child marriage etc. They invited the ICDP Project Team of Lake Gardens , Kolkata to facilitate the session. 55 participants attended the session. The students also shared their opinion and the status of girls in their community.
