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#17Graduation Grant for Girls
- Category
- Additional Critical Promises
- Target Timeline
- Session 2026-27
Details
A one-time grant of ₹50,000 to support girls at the time of admission into graduation courses, encouraging women's higher education.
Updates
- 5 Oct 2026Off track
Cabinet clears the Bhagini Nivedita scheme for unmarried women in college, but the ₹50,000 comes as ₹17,000, ₹17,000 and ₹16,000 over three years from January 2027, not in one go at admission
- 14 Aug 2026In progress
At the Kanyaratna Diwas event, the Chief Minister says the one-time grant for higher education after school will rise from ₹25,000 to ₹50,000
- 22 Jun 2026In progress
Budget provides ₹50,000 one-time support for unmarried women students joining government and government-aided colleges
Last Updated: 5 Oct 2026