UP Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana

Uttar Pradesh state government has launched UP Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana 2020 to educate orphans and children of labourers. This UP Labourers Children Education Scheme will enable children of workers to lead healthy life and prosperous life.

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Each eligible boy will get Rs. 1,000 while girl would get Rs. 1,200 per month. Moreover, students of class 8th, 9th, 10th will get an additional assistance of Rs. 6,000 per year.

The new UP Bal Shramik Vidya Scheme was to be launched in March-end but it was delayed due to lockdown.

More than 2,000 children would be sent funds as a mark of official launch of this UP Bal Shramik Yojna on 12th June 2020 on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour. Previously, the state govt. had launched a Conditional Cash Transfer project in 10 district on trial basis.

In that project, students were annually given Rs. 92,000 per head which was a success. UP Labourers Children Education Scheme would be launched to benefit more students and prevent them from working as child labourers.