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Balri Birth Gift Scheme (P.B.O.C.W.W.B)

"Balri Birth Gift Scheme'' by the BOCW Welfare Board, Dept. of Labour, Punjab, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance in the form of a Fixed Deposit Receipt for the birth of a female child (upto two girls per family) which can be encashed only at the time of the daughter's marriage.

At a glance

What the myScheme listing says about Balri Birth Gift Scheme (P.B.O.C.W.W.B)
LevelState government
Issued byGovernment of Punjab
States and UTsPunjab
Areas
Scheme forFamilies
TagsLabour, Building Worker, Construction Worker, Fixed Deposit, Insurance, Girls

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