Andhra Pradesh
Girl Child Protection Scheme
The Girl Child Protection Scheme is aimed at preventing gender discrimination by empowering and protecting rights of girl children through direct investment from the State Government. It provides a number of incentives to promote the empowerment of the girl child:
- In case of a single girl child she is entitled to receive Rs.1.00 lakh after completion of 20 years of age.
- In case of two girl children, both of them are entitled to receive Rs.30,000/- each, after completion of 20 years age.
- Both “single girl child” and “two girl children” are entitled to receive Rs1,200/- per annum as scholarship from 9th class to 12th class (including ITI course) during their period of study, as a benefit under the scheme.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Bangaru Thalli Scheme
Bangaru Thalli is a welfare scheme for girls launched by Government of Andhra Pradesh. The scheme supports the family of a girl from her birth till her graduation. All the Below Poverty Line white card holders are eligible for the scheme.
Details of the scheme can be found in the Andhra Pradesh Bangaru Thalli Girl Child Promotion and Empowerment Act, 2013.
Assam
Manjoni Scheme
Under this scheme, Rs. 5000 is deposited by the State Government at the time of the birth of a girl child and the girl would get the matured value of this fixed deposit when she turns 18. In order to be eligible for this scheme, the girl child must be born in a Government hospital and the family should have adopted the two child norm.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Bihar
Mukhyamantri Kanya Suraksha Yojana
Under this scheme the girl child gets financial assistance from her birth till graduation amounting to a total of Rs. 51,000. The funds will be dispersed over a period of time upon attaining a certain age and completion of certain prerequisites:
- At birth: Rs 2000
- Age 1 upon issuance of Aadhar card: Rs. 1000
- Age 2: Rs. 2000
- Passing 12th grade: Rs. 10,000
- Graduation: Rs. 25,000
These benefits are available to only 2 girls in a family and residents of Bihar. Girls coming from financially weaker backgrounds will be given priority. To apply to this scheme, the parents can visit the anganwadi centres, fill the application form and submit the necessary documents to the anganwadi workers.
Goa
MAMTA scheme for girl child
With a view of improving the female sex ratio of the State, under this scheme an amount of Rs. 10000/- will be paid to all the mothers who deliver a girl child (maximum 02 deliveries) in a registered medical institution. Eligible mothers can apply to the Child Development Project Officer through the local Anganwadi Centre with a copy of the Birth Certificate within 45 days from delivering the child. The benefits are directly credited to the declared Bank Account.
There is an online application for this scheme. More information on this scheme can be found here.
Gujarat
Kunwarbai Nu Mameru Yojana
The Ministry of Women and Child Development of Gujarat has launched a scheme called Kunwarbai Nu Mameru Yojana that offers financial assistance of Rs. 10,000 to only one girl of a family. However, this scheme has been started specifically for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes girls. Only those with an annual income limit of Rs. 1,20,000 (Rural areas) and Rs.1,50,000 (Urban areas) are eligible for this scheme.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Haryana
Laldi Scheme
The Ladli Scheme of Haryana is meant to provide benefits to biological parents who have no son (biological or adopted) but only daughters. This scheme is only available to those who are either domicile of Haryana or working for the State government, whose gross annual income of the family does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000.
The pattern of this scheme is similar to the Old Age Samman Allowance scheme for the families having only girl children. The enrolment of families under this scheme commences from the 45th birthday of the mother or the father whoever is older of the two till their 60th birthday i.e. for 15 years (Thereafter they will be eligible for Old Age Samman Allowance). The rate of allowance provided is Rs. 1,800 per month.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Himachal Pradesh
Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana
Under this scheme, the families adopting family planning methods after the birth of the first female child will be given a sum of Rs. 25,000 and those adopting family planning methods after the birth of two female children will be given a cash of Rs. 20,000.
The health department of the Himachal Pradesh government also provides free of cost transportation either through taxi or ambulance for carrying pregnant women to the nearest hospital for delivery.
Beti Hai Anmol Yojana
Under this scheme, for all the families lying below the poverty line in Himachal and having one or two girls, a sum of Rs. 5100 will be deposited in the name of girls at the time of their birth. Moreover, to help in the education of such girls, scholarships ranging from Rs. 300 to Rs. 1500 will be given to them from class I to class XII.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladli Beti Scheme
Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 1000 per month is made by the Government from the birth of the girl child / account opening date for the next 14 years. For this, zero balance accounts have already been opened in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in respective localities. This is only applicable to girls born on or after 1st April 2015, and whose parental income is less than Rs. 75,000 per annum.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
Jharkhand
Ladli Lakshmi Yojana
Under this scheme, the State government offers a girl child from families below poverty line benefits of Rs. 1,80,600. An amount of Rs. 6,000 will be deposited annually into the girls account till she turns 5 years old. Further amounts will be added upon completion of higher education, marriage and so on, along with monthly allowances of Rs. 200 for girl students.
Karnataka
Karnataka Bhagyashree Scheme
With the idea of raising the status of girl children and promoting their birth in the country, the Karnataka government has come up with the Karnataka Bhagyashree Scheme. The scheme provides financial assistance to the girl child in families that lie below the poverty line through her mother or father who is subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions.
The government of Karnataka offers the following benefits to the eligible candidates of this scheme-
- The girl child gets a health insurance cover of upto Rs. 25,000 per month
- The child gets an annual scholarship of Rs. 300 to Rs. 1,000, depending upon her age upto 10th standard
- The parents get Rs. 1 lakh in case of accident and Rs. 42,500 in case of natural death of the girl child.
- On completing 18 years of age, the parents of the girl child would be paid Rs. 34,751.
Along with this, there are certain interim payments such as annual scholarships and insurance benefits that the beneficiary can avail upon continued fulfillment of the eligibility criteria. The grant of such facilities promotes the birth of girl children in economically weaker families and raises their status within the society.
Kerala
Education Assistance to Women Headed Families
The scheme proposes to extend a helping hand to these families by way of providing financial assistance to the education of children by the State government.
More information on this scheme can be found here.
This is Ananya Mishra from berhampur odisha. I am a phd student in life science. A boy named [Name Delete], phone no-[Mobile Number Deleted] continously harass me on whatsapp and facebook since april 2020. I don’t know this guy personally. He is no one to me. He threats me and my family, messages on my mother’s phone no in slang and offensive languages regularly.
Kindly take immediate action on this.
Thanking You
Regards
Ananya Mishra
PhD Life Science, Bhubaneswar
In this situation, you can approach the relevant authorities and file a complaint.
Online threats of causing physical injury or harassment can be intimidating, and is considered a crime. In legal terms, this is called criminal intimidation, and it is punishable with jail time up to two years or a fine or both.
Further, if someone uses abusive language against you, that person can be punished under the law. The abusive language should:
Relate to a feeling or revealing of a sexual interest or sexual desire against you; or
Relate to any excessive interest in sexual matters; or
Relate to content which would deprave or corrupt you if you read or saw it online, like pornography.
The punishment for the first conviction is jail time up to three years and a fine up to five lakhs, and for the second conviction, a jail term which may extend to five years and a fine up to ten lakhs.
Maam why haven’t you filed a cyber complaint.
Is it necessary that I have to complain about cyber abuse in police station?
Is there any help line number?
Someone send me very chep and vulgar words on instagram.
My family is knowing about my Instagram id.
But I didn’t tell them that last evening i.e 15 October 2020 , somebody message me like this…
He also send me a picture of his own private part.
I abused him back. I have used such a vulgar words before in my life. I’m scared to tell about this to my parents.
From same id he use vulgar words with my best friend mamta too…
She is also scared.
I can send you the screen shot of chatting
That he has send last evening.
Please keep thus secret
Because we are feared.
You can complain about online abuse to the police, cyber cells and online crime reporting portals. To know more, read here.
If someone uses abusive language against you online, that person can be punished under the law. The abusive language should:
1. Relate to a feeling or reveal a sexual interest or sexual desire against you or;
2. Relate to any excessive interest in sexual matters or;
3. Relate to content which would deprave or corrupt you, if you read or saw it online, like pornography.
The punishment for the first conviction is jail time up to three years and a fine up to five lakhs and for the second conviction, a jail term which may extend to five years and a fine up to ten lakhs.
Further, if someone publishes or distributes obscene material online, it is considered a crime. This is punishable with jail time of up to three years and a fine of up to five lakhs on first conviction, and jail time of up to five years and a fine of up to ten lakhs upon any subsequent conviction.
This is Gavnesh Talwar from Faridabad, Haryana. I am class 12 aspirant. Actually, a account named (offensive_nitkkr ) on Instagram posted a photo of Babaseheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar -The father of Constitution abusing him with the word BRA insulting the Most respectful person ever On 14 April Ambedkar Jayanti. I and my friends told him(the account holder) many many times to delete the post but he/she didnt take any action. We report the post or user but nothing happen.He is comparing babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar jayanti to BRA Jayanti. Please take immediate action against either account or post. The post must be deleted from social media. Hoping immediate action. And he also making fun when we are tolding him to delete. He was saying it is offensive group but meme to offensive words is just a meme but The man( Dr. B R Ambedkar is a proud , emotion etc. that cannot be compared to this unuseful, dumb thing.
Yours Obediently
Gavnesh Talwar
If the online material is offensive to you and you feel it is of defamatory nature to a famous person, you can file a complaint at the local police station for defamation which covers remarks, pictures and videos on social media and the complaint will be forwarded to the Cyber Cell for investigation and action.
theres one of my schoolmate abusing me & harassing me, in school group created by former school student, calling me day & night, using bad words for me & my family, spreading wrong information, & also she’s not guilty for it ! ganging up on me criticizing me out of the line !
Online abuse happens on various platforms on the internet such as social media, chat, forums, etc. When faced with online abuse, your first step should be to see what the anti-abuse policy of the platform is, and what steps the platform recommends for you to stop it. We have compiled a list of steps you can take for responding to abuse (blocking and reporting) on Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Twitter, Instagram, SnapChat, Reddit, YouTube, WhatsApp, and text messages on your phone.
Hello sir,
[Mobile Number Deleted] mobile number is sending me abuse msg and had clicked my personal video and again and asking me for money and saying if didn’t pay they will leak my video there google pay number[ Mobile Number Deleted]. There should be a strick action against them I am also attaching screen shot of chat and video
If you get anonymous threats online or you are blackmailed online, you can file a complaint with the cyber cell. To file a complaint, it is not necessary to know who is responsible for the crime. You should try and tell the police whatever you know, but you don’t have to know all the details. The person threatening or blackmailing you may be punished with jail time up to seven years or a fine or both.
A person is harassing me by calling again and again and blackmailing for money, his no:.. plz help
If a person is calling you multiple times without your consent, it is a form of online abuse. You can approach the police or your State Cyber cells for filing a complaint. You can also file an online complaint through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. The person threatening or blackmailing is punishable with jail time up to seven years and/or a fine.To know more, read our explainer on reporting online abuse.
Hello,
I watched a video on whatsapp which was really disturbing and was indirectly empowering domestic violence. I received the video on a family whatsapp group. The video also said that it was forwarded many times. I tried to report on whatsapp, but I couldn’t attach video for reference. The video was showing a dhongi baba beating a South Indian woman brutally. The woman was taking his beatings helplessly, it was looking like ghost removal kind of a process, not so sure about what that exactly was. But these kind of videos have to be reported to our official Indian authorities who try to reach out to these women. We need to help that woman, we need to remove her superstitions and give her proper counselling. Many woman in our country face the same issue almost everyday. We need to speak up and need to bring change.
Please I request you to kindly look into this and help that woman. It was heartbreaking to see that video. Even that woman was crying at one point, but continued to take beatings.
Kindly report to official government authorities.
Thank you and regards
If you come across an incident of physical abuse such as the one you have mentioned, you can file an FIR. You can file an FIR if you have knowledge about a crime that has taken place or is about to take place. It is not necessary that you must have all the information about the crime in order to file an FIR. But it is important that you report everything you know to the police.
An FIR in itself is not a criminal case filed against someone. It is just information received by the police relating to the commission of a crime. An FIR can be filed at any police station. The fact that the crime may not have been committed in that police station’s jurisdiction has no effect on the filing of the complaint.