Janakpurdham, July 4 : The daughter education insurance scheme that was halted for the past two years due to COVID-19 has resumed in Madhes Province.
Education Director of the Education
Development Directorate, Madhes Province, Chuda Mani Phuyal shared this
information during a function here.
An agreement in this regard has been reached with Global IME Bank, he said. Director Phuyal on behalf of the provincial
government and Global IME Bank Province Chief Sujan Shrestha from the Bank
signed the agreement.
Those baby girls born on January 15
and thereafter would be covered by the scheme. The Madhes government has to
deposit the total Rs 37,457 in premium per insured, for which the beneficiary
will get back Rs 300,000 each after 20 years.
Launched by the Madhes provincial
government, President Bidya Devi Bhandari on 21 February 2019 inaugurated the
scheme under the 'Chief Minister Beti Padhau, Beti Bachau' (Educate girl, Save
girl). (RSS)