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Under this scheme, free bicycles are gifted to girl students across Gujarat to reduce school dropouts among scheduled tribe girls after class 8.

Benefit: Free bicycles given to the scheduled tribal girl students as a gift.

Vidya scheme under the Education Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh is a scheme where a girl child who is studying in Class VI is provided with an incentive of Rs. 10,000/- as fixed deposit in SBI in the name of individual girl child till she completes Class – XII.

Benefit: Financial assistance: A sum of ₹10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) would only be deposited under the bank's Fixed Deposit scheme in the name of every eligible female student. 1. The term/period of deposit may be counted from the date of deposit to the approximate date the girl student passes Class-XII. 1. No premature withdrawal will be allowed. 1. Scheme is beneficial one time on successful completion of Class XII.

Under this scheme, ₹15,000 is provided per case for the marriage of a daughter (above 18 years of age) of workers/employees working in institutions covered under the Madhya Pradesh Labor Welfare Fund Act, 1982, or to a female worker herself.

Benefit: Financial Assistance: ₹15,000/- per case for the marriage of a worker's daughter.

"Vocational Training of Destitute Women and Adolescent Girls" is a scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Manipur. In this scheme, a 6-months training is provided in the Trades such as Tailoring & Cutting, Embroidery, and Computer. This is a State Sponsored Scheme.

Benefit: A 6-months training is provided in the Trades such as Tailoring & Cutting, Embroidery, and Computer.

The scheme aims to provide welfare support and financial assistance for women in distress, including widows, victims of violence, trafficked women, and economically disadvantaged women.

Benefit: Shelter & Protection: Establishment of Working Women Hostels. Short Stay Homes for women and girls. Financial Support: Assistance to widows without income. Support for women in distress. Skill Development & Livelihood: - Vocational training programmes. - Training-cum-production centres. - Support for self-employment. Support Services: Legal aid and counseling services. Helplines and crisis intervention support. Health & Rehabilitation: HIV/AIDS care, treatment, and counselling. Clinical and psychological support. Awareness & Empowerment: Workshops, seminars, and awareness programmes. Education on rights and entitlements.

This scheme provides financial assistance to a beneficiary on successful delivery of a child or miscarriage by such beneficiary or his wife.

Benefit: Financial Assistance: ₹6,000/-.

Punjab State Government started a pension for widow and destitute women.

Benefit: Amount : ₹ 1,500/- per month

In 2015-16, Rajasthan State started the "Widow B.Ed Scheme" for Widow/abandoned women.

Benefit: Financial Assistance : ₹17,880 (Fee Reimbursement).

Department of WCD, Delhi Government is implementing various Financial Assistance for the benefit of different sections through Financial Assistance Cell. Department of WCD is running Widow’s Daughter Marriage(WDM) for the benefit of widows/women in distress.

Benefit: The Quantum of assistance for this scheme is ₹30,000/- only.

Widow pension in Uttar Pradesh is a social welfare scheme by the Government of Uttar Pradesh to provide financial assistance to widows residing in the state. The scheme is administered by the Women Welfare Department of the state government.

Benefit: Financial Assistance : ₹1,000/- per month

Under this scheme, financial assistance in the form of a monthly pension shall be given to the widows of male registered construction workers of the Board.

Benefit: Financial assistance of ₹1000/- per month in the form of pension shall be given to the widows of male registered construction workers of the Board.

Under this scheme, a monthly pension of ₹3,000/- is given to the widow of a registered construction worker who is not receiving a similar benefit from any other Government/ Department/ Board/ Corporation /PSU.

Benefit: Under the scheme, ₹3,000/- per month is given as a widow pension to the widow of the registered construction worker.

The "Widow Pension Scheme" launched by HPBOCWWB is designed to support widows of registered beneficiaries. Through this initiative, the Board will disburse a monthly amount of ₹1,500/- to help widows manage their expenses and improve their quality of life.

Benefit: Monthly Pension of ₹1,500/-

The West Bengal government's Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department launched the "Widow Pension" scheme in 2010. This program aims to support widows facing economic hardship within the state.

Benefit: Financials assistance of ₹1,000/- per Month through DBT mode to the beneficiaries.

The scheme aims to support the rehabilitation of widows by encouraging marriage through a monetary incentive. It provides a grant to bona fide Himachali men (above 21 years) and women (above 18 years) at the time of marriage.

Benefit: If any widow re-marries, a cheque of ₹ 20,000/- is given to the women and a Fix Deposit worth ₹ 30,000/- for the 5 years term is given to the couple.

Widow/Abandoned/Single Woman Pension Scheme of Himachal Pradesh Government aims to provide financial help to widows, abandoned women, and unmarried women shall be entitled to receive pension for a sum of Rs.1,150/-per month.

Benefit: Financial assistance of Rs.1,150/- per month to eligible widows, deserted women, and unmarried women. 1. The pension amount is disbursed directly to the beneficiary's bank account. 1. It helps improve the standard of living of eligible women and reduces their financial burden. 1. Provides a sense of security and support to eligible women.

The "WISE Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD)" of the Department of Science and Technology aims to provide an opportunity to carry out Doctoral research in basic and applied sciences to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-45 years who want to pursue research in STEM fields.

Benefit: The fellowship amount under this programme is ₹37,000/- per month along with House Rent Allowances (HRA) as per norms. 1. This Programme also provides a Research Grant of ₹1.00 lakh per year and Institutional overhead charges @₹ 0.50 lakh per year (as per DST norms).

“WISE Post-Doctoral Fellowship” is a new programme of the Department of Science & Technology that aims to provide opportunities to women scientists & technologists between the age group of 27-60 years who want to continue their research as bench-level scientists in basic and applied sciences.

Benefit: Fellowship Amount: ₹55,000/- per month is provided as fellowship along with House Rent Allowance as per Department of Science and Technology (DST) norms. - Research Grant: ₹2,00,000/- per year is provided to support research activities under the programme. - Equipment Support: Financial assistance up to ₹3,00,000/- is provided for the purchase of small equipment. - Institutional Overhead Charges: Additional institutional overhead charges are covered as per applicable norms. - Project Duration: The maximum duration of the project is 3 years.

"Women Helpline" provides 24X7 emergency and non-emergency response through the telephonic short-code 181 to women

Benefit: Emergency assistance. Non-emergency assistance. Information about government schemes and services. Referral services.

The “WISE-SCOPE Fellowship” Program was started by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India with the aims to provide opportunity to Women Scientists and Technologists who have completed Ph.D. and want to utilize their S&T knowledge and expertise for the benefit of society.

Benefit: Monthly Fellowship: Eligible candidates will receive a fellowship amount of ₹55,000/- per month along with HRA as per norms. - Research Grant: Selected fellows will be provided a research grant of ₹2.00 Lakhs per year for project-related activities. - Field Demonstration Support: Financial assistance of ₹1,00,000/- will be provided for field demonstration during the project tenure. - Equipment Assistance: Support for the purchase of small equipment up to a maximum of ₹2,00,000/- will be provided. - Institutional Overhead Charges: Institutional overhead charges will be given as per DST norms.