Saksham Gudiya Board to Prepare three months plan :

1. Chief Secretary Dr. Shrikant Baldi asked Saksham Gudiya Board Himachal Pradesh to prepare three months plan. Dr. Baldi assured full cooperation from the State government to effectively implement the plan.

2. Chief Secretary, in a meeting of Saksham Gudiya Board today asked Saksham Gudiya Board Himachal Pradesh to frame guidelines for its functioning. He said that thereafter the Board will be able to undertake various activities to provide a safe and fearless environment to girls in the State.

3. Social ustice and Empowerment, Home and Finance are the stakeholder departments in Saksham Gudiya Board.

Objectives of Saksham Gudiya Board :

1. The Saksham Gudiya Board was constituted in the state with the broad objectives to make recommendations for the police for the empowerment of girl child/adolescent girl.

2. The Board will also make recommendations on acts, rules, policies and programme related to safety and security of girl child/adolescent girl and protection of crime against the girl child. Social Justice and Empowerment and Directorate of Women and Child Development are the nodal departments.  

Some State Sponsered Schemes for Women by Himachal Government :

 1. Beti Hai Anmol Yojna : This scheme is for girls of BPL families up to two girl children. After their birth, the department deposits rupees 10,000 per girl child in the post office/ Bank account. These girls get scholarship ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs.1200 from first to 12th Class for their books/dresses etc.

2. Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojna : In this scheme girls who are orphan or whose father is physically/Mentally incapacitated or bed ridden can get rupees 25,000 grant for their marriage if their parents annual income is not more than rupees 35,000 per annum. 

3.Self Employment Assistance for women : In this scheme women are granted rupees 2500 for establishing any project or venture who have annual income not more than 35,000 per annum. 

4. Mahila Vikas Nigam : Objective of Mahila Vikas Nigam is to provide self employment to the women by providing loan on subsidised interest rates. For more information contact:- Concerned Distt programme officer/Child Development Project Officer/Mahilla Vikas Nigam, Kalyan Bhawan Solan in the Himachal Pradesh

5. Widow Re-marriage Scheme : The objective of the scheme is to rehabilitate the widows. In this scheme Rs. 50,000 grant is providing to widow, on her remarriage.

6. Mother- Teresa Asahaya Matri Sambal Yojna : Objective of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to widow women for educating and looking after their children up to two children till they attain age of 18 years. In this scheme women get rupees 3000 per annum per child.

7. State Home For women : State home is meant for housing destitute, widow and the women who are in moral danger. Department is running one state home at Mashobra in Shimla Distt. These inmates get free residence and free diet. For their rehabilitation they get various skill trainings in the state home so that after leaving the state home they can earn and be rehabilitated. After leaving the state home department provides grant of Rupees 20,000 per inmates for her rehabilitation.

8. Mata Shabari Mahilla Sashktikarn Yojna : Under this scheme LPG Gas connection is provided to the women who belong to BPL and SC family or whose income does not exceed rupees 35,000 per annum. For the purchase of LPG gas connection subsidy of Rs. 1300/- per beneficiary is provided by the Govt.