Youth Empowerment Sphere
(YES Arunachal)
Girl Students Health & Hygiene Scheme
Official scheme details, eligibility information and application guidance.
About the Scheme
Brief
The scheme “Girl Students Health & Hygiene Scheme” was announced by the Department of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh in 2013. This scheme is basically providing incentives towards the beneficiaries of girl child students studying in classes VI to XII only which institutes/schools are fully run by the State Govt. and Govt. Aided Schools in Arunachal Pradesh.
Objectives
The main aim and objective of this scheme are to be retained and continue in the schools during the occurrence of their menstrual period. Further, this scheme increases awareness among adolescent girls on Menstrual Hygiene.
Eligibility Criteria
- The beneficiary must be a girl student.
- The beneficiary must be studying in classes VI to XII.
- The beneficiary must be enrolled in a government or government-aided school.
- The beneficiary must be a resident of Arunachal Pradesh.
Benefits
-₹50/- per student per month in all Govt. schools through DBT (all year amount is credited to the account of the beneficiary).