Saraswati Sadhana Yojana to Socially and Educationally Backward Girls studying in Class 9th(SSYSEB)

Saraswati Sadhana Yojana is a Gujarat state scheme run by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment. It gives a free bicycle to girls from socially and educationally backward classes who are studying in Class 9 at government and grant-in-aid schools across the state. The benefit is in kind, a cycle rather than a cash transfer.

The purpose is to keep girls in school through the secondary years. A bicycle gives a student a dependable way to reach a school that may be some distance from home, and the department frames the scheme as a way to reduce dropout among girls from these communities and support their move into higher classes. Secondary reporting dates the scheme to 2019.

It is meant for a specific group: girls in the socially and educationally backward category, enrolled in Class 9 at a government or grant-in-aid school in Gujarat, whose family income falls within the department's limits. There is no self-application. The head of the school draws up the list of eligible students and uploads it through the Digital Gujarat portal, after which the district social welfare office verifies each case.

Sources: myScheme - Saraswati Sadhana Yojana to Socially and Educationally Backward Girls (Government of India scheme registry) · GovtSchemes.in - Gujarat Saraswati Sadhana Yojana · SarkariYojana - Gujarat Saraswati Sadhana Yojana free bicycle scheme