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I want Kanyashrees to rise up in life with determination, dedication and devotion: Mamata Banerjee

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August 14 is celebrated by the Bangla Government as Kanyashree Dibas, dedicated to the flagship Kanyashree Prakalpa or Kanyashree Scheme. This much-feted scheme was conceived by Chief Minister Banerjee and it was she who inaugurated it on October 1, 2013.

The scheme has benefitted over 60 lakh girls in schools, colleges and universities across the State by spending over 7000 crores of rupees.

Kanyashree Prakalpa has six primary objectives: Incentivising education through scholarships; incentivising education through scholarships; discouraging early marriage of girls;reducing the incidence of dropping out of schools; improving infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate by delaying the age of marriage and consequently increasing the age of first birth; eradicating under-nutrition and malnutrition of female children; and, preventing trafficking and exploitation.

The scheme also pays for the vocational training of girls so that after passing out of schools, they can start earning by being self-employed.

On this occasion, Mamata Banerjee addressed students at a grand programme. She also awarded girls who had achieved in various fields, including education, sports and others.

Highlights of the chief minister’s speech:

My greetings to all on the occasion of Kanyashree Dibas. Today, the Kanyashree Scheme steps into its sixth year. We celebrate Kanyashree Dibas on August 14, the day we dedicate to girls.

We got the United Nations Public Service Prize for Kanyashree.

Girls are now spread across the globe, excelling in different fields. I harbour a lot of hopes for my Kanyashree girls too to excel. I want them to rise up in life with determination, dedication and devotion, using their education, culture and humanism as a springboard.

We will set up Kanyashree colleges in different districts.

School, college and even university girls now get Kanyashree scholarships.

State Government also provides Swami Vivekananda Scholarships for university education.

As students from Bangla, you have to learn other languages too but you should not forget your mother tongue. Bengali is our pride. There is no language in the world as sweet as Bengali.

I want Kanyashree girls to be feted for their achievements in all corners of the globe. I want them to be able to hold up their heads proudly and say, “I am a Kanyashree”.

The Utkarsh Bangla Scheme has also been awarded by the United Nations.

Mamata Banerjee to address students on the occasion of Kanyashree Dibas

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This day is celebrated by the Bangla Government as Kanyashree Dibas, dedicated to the flagship Kanyashree Prakalpa or Kanyashree Scheme. This much-feted scheme was conceived by Chief Minister Banerjee and it was she who inaugurated it on October 1, 2013.

The scheme has benefitted about 58 lakh girls till now in over 17,000 institutions, including schools, colleges and universities across the State.

Kanyashree Prakalpa has six primary objectives: Incentivising education through scholarships; discouraging early marriage of girls; incentivising education through scholarships; reducing the incidence of dropping out of schools; improving infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate by delaying the age of marriage and consequently increasing the age of first birth; eradicating under-nutrition and malnutrition of female children; and, preventing trafficking and exploitation.

The scheme also pays for the vocational training of girls so that after passing out of schools, they can start earning, if not interested in further education.

On this occasion, Mamata Banerjee will address students at a grand programme. She will also award girls who have achieved in various fields, like education, sports and social activity.

Kanyashree – Transforming lives of girls in Bengal

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The Bengal Government’s landmark Kanyashree Scheme won the prestigious UN Public Service Award. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received the award at UN Public Service Day celebrations at The Hague on 23 June.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched the scheme on October 1, 2013. From 2014 onwards, August 14 has been celebrated as Kanyashree Dibas.

Kanyashree Prakalpa is a peerless initiative by the West Bengal Government. It is the State’s flagship project for the girl child. Nearly 40 lakh girls have been brought under this scheme. The scheme was introduced to arrest the drop-out rate in schools and prevent early marriage among girl students.

The scheme is end-to-end IT-enabled and completely transparent, and hence easily accessible to beneficiaries. The popularity of the scheme has grown manifold since its inception due to this ease of access and focus on empowering young girl and building their confidence and self-esteem.

The scheme has garnered recognitions at major international and national forums. The scheme was represented as one of the ‘best practices’ at the Girl Summit 2014, organised by Department for International Development, UK and UNICEF in London in July 2014.

It has also received the Manthan Award 2014 for e-governance in the category of ‘Women and Empowerment’ covering South Asia and Asia Pacific region. At the national level, it won a silver prize in the National Award for e-Governance 2014-15 under the category of ‘Outstanding Performance in Citizen-Centric Service.’

 

মেয়েদের উন্নয়নে বাংলার যুগান্তকারী প্রকল্প ‘কন্যাশ্রী’

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকারের একটি যুগান্তকারী প্রকল্প হল ‘কন্যাশ্রী’ প্রকল্প। প্রায় ৪০ লক্ষ মেয়েদের এই প্রকল্পের আওতায় আনা হয়েছে। এর ফলে কমেছে স্কুলছুটের সংখ্যা, কমানো গেছে অল্প বয়সে মেয়েদের বিয়ে দেওয়ার প্রবণতাও।

শুধু স্বনির্ভর করাই লক্ষ্য নয়। সবদিক থেকেই পারদর্শী হবে কন্যাশ্রীর কন্যারা। পিছিয়ে থাকবে না খেলাধূলা থেকেও।

কন্যাশ্রীর সাফল্যের জন্য ইউকে এবং ইউনিসেফের আন্তর্জাতিক উন্নয়ন দফতর আয়োজিত ‘গার্ল সামিট’-এ সেরা নির্বাচিত হয়েছে কন্যাশ্রী। মন্থন পুরস্কারও পেয়েছে এই প্রকল্প। রাষ্ট্রসংঘের তরফে বাংলাকে দেওয়া হয়েছে পাবলিক সার্ভিস আওয়ার্ডে ফার্স্ট প্রাইজ। ৬৩টি দেশের ৫৫২ প্রকল্পকে হারিয়ে প্রথম স্থান পেয়েছে বাংলার কন্যাশ্রী।

১৪ই আগস্ট রাজ্য সরকার কন্যাশ্রী দিবস হিসেবে পালন করে। প্রতি বছর এই দিনটি পালন করে রাজ্য সরকার।

Bengal launches ‘Kanyshree Mobile App’

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In a bid to help girl students obtain benefits under the Kanyashree scheme within the shortest possible time after submitting their application, the state government has introduced internet-based platforms on the third Kanyashree Divas.

The mobile app on Kanyashree scheme will enable a user to know the status of their application. One can also lodge their grievances through the app. At the same time, a user can also view activities and events related to Kanyashree.

On Sunday, the third Kanyashree Divas was celebrated. The celebrations are being held at all levels across the state, where already 34 lakh girl students have received benefits under the scheme.

Dr Amit Mitra, the state finance minister, launched the Kanyashree App  and an internet-based facility called Kanyashree Online 4.0. An SMS service was also introduced on Sunday. Dr Sashi Panja, the state women and child development minister was also present at the event.

The Kanysahree Online 4.0 internet service has been introduced to help students get detailed information related to the scheme and certificates of more than three lakh girls who received the one-time grant of Rs 25,000 was generated online on Sunday itself.

Till date, funds have been directly transferred to the bank accounts of more than seven lakh girls – who received the Rs 25,000 grant – and 31 lakh girls – whose have got the annual scholarship of Rs 750.

Lauding the project, Foroogh Foyouzat, Chief of Field Services, UNICEF India, said: “The initiative is close to my heart. Kanyashree has contributed in reducing the cases of child marriages. It is also helping in reducing the dropout rates in the schools. Educating people is an effective way to reduce child marriage and it will help in taking the country forward.”

 

‘কন্যাশ্রী মোবাইল অ্যাপ’ চালু করল রাজ্য সরকার

মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর স্বপ্নের ‘কন্যাশ্রী’ প্রকল্প এবার আরও এক ধাপ এগিয়ে গেল। ১৪ই আগস্ট উত্তরণ ঘটল ‘কন্যাশ্রী অ্যাপ’-এর। ইতিমধ্যেই কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্পের সুফল ছড়িয়ে পড়েছে রাজ্যের সর্বত্র৷ পড়াশোনা এগিয়ে নিয়ে যাওয়ার জন্য ছাত্রীরা আর্থিক সাহায্য পাচ্ছেন৷ বাল্যবিবাহ প্রতিরোধ করা সম্ভব হয়েছে৷

‘কন্যাশ্রী অ্যাপ’-এর মাধ্যমে এই প্রকল্পের অধীন ছাত্রীরা আবেদনপত্রের পরিস্থিতি জানতে পারবেন ৷ ব্যাঙ্ক অ্যাকাউন্টে টাকা ঠিকমতো পড়েছে কি না, আবেদনপত্রের বর্তমান অবস্থান, ফর্মে কোনও ত্রুটি ছিল কি না, পরবর্তী অনুষ্ঠানের দিন ও সময়– এ যাবতীয় বিষয় এবার অ্যাপসের মাধ্যমে জানতে পারবে ছাত্রীরা৷

রবিবার তৃতীয় কন্যাশ্রী দিবস পালিত হল। শুধু কলকাতায় নয়, সারা রাজ্য জুড়ে সমস্ত জেলায় পালিত হয়েছে এই দিনটি যেখানে সারা রাজ্যে মোট ৩৪ লক্ষ কন্যা এই প্রকল্পের সুবিধা পেয়েছে।

রবিবার ‘কন্যাশ্রী অ্যাপ’-এর উদ্বোধন করলেন রাজ্যের অর্থমন্ত্রী অমিত মিত্র৷ রবিবার থেকে এসএমএস পরিষেবাও চালু হল। রাজ্যের নারী ও শিশুকল্যাণ দপ্তরের মন্ত্রী শশী পাঁজা ও এদিন এই অনুষ্ঠানে উপস্থিত ছিলেন।

কন্যাশ্রীর কে-ওয়ান প্রকল্পে ইতিমধ্যে ৩১ লক্ষ ছাত্রী বার্ষিক ৭৫০ টাকা করে পাচ্ছে৷ কে-টু প্রকল্পে এককালীন ২৫ হাজার টাকা করে দেওয়া হয়েছে ৭ লক্ষ ছাত্রীকে৷ অনলাইনে ৪.০ ইন্টারনেট পরিষেবার মাধ্যমে শিক্ষার্থীরা প্রকল্প সম্বন্ধে ও সার্টিফিকেট সমস্ত তথ্য পাবে।

এ বছর কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্পে প্রথম হয়েছে নদিয়া জেলা৷ দ্বিতীয় স্থান বীরভূম ও তৃতীয় স্থান পেয়েছে কলকাতা৷ ভাল কাজের জন্য বিশেষ পুরস্কার পেয়েছে বাঁকুড়া ও মালদহ জেলা৷

ইউনিসেফের কর্মকর্তারা জানালেন, কন্যাশ্রী প্রকল্পের সুফল মিলেছে৷ স্কুলছুটের সংখ্যাও অনেক কমেছে৷ বাল্যবিবাহের সংখ্যাও কমেছে। এর মাধমে আগামী দিনে নারী শিক্ষার অনেক প্রসার ঘটবে।

Girls are our pride, they are our asset: WB CM on Kanyashree Dibas

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee today transferred financial assistance to 27 lakh girls enrolled under Kanyashree scheme at the click of a button, during the third anniversary celebrations of the historic scheme at Nazrul Manch, Kolkata.

“Girls are our pride. They are our asset. They are our future,” she said while adding that all those who are enrolled under Kanyashree scheme will get a certificate at the age of 18 years.

WB CM was accompanied by UNICEF’s representative to India Louis-Georges Arsenault and a galaxy of stars from the cultural world, including filmmakers, actors and singers. The ceremony began with the cutting of a ‘cake sondesh’ followed by cultural performances by students.

Coochbehar, Murshidabad and Birbhum were declared as the Best Performing Districts in implementing Kanyashree scheme while Purulia and South Dinajpur received Special Awards.

Mr Louis-Georges Arsenault lauded the efforts of the West Bengal Government and said this scheme could become a model for India.

“Isn’t it incredible that 27 lakh girls have been enrolled today under this scheme at the pressing of a button?,” said WB CM while speaking at the ceremony.

“I am proud to say Kanyashree scheme was highlighted at World Girls’ Summit, 2014 in London. We are still fighting for 33% reservation for women in Parliament. Proud to say TMC has 35% women MPs in Lok Sabha,” WB CM added.

She announced that 40 lakh girls and boys, studying in Class VIII-X will receive bicycles in the next few years.