Gujarat Vhali Dikri Yojana 2026 – Stages & Apply

Gujarat’s Vhali Dikri Yojana (also written Vahli Dikri Yojana) pays out in stages tied to a girl’s schooling milestones, ending with a lump sum at 18. The figures below are from the Women and Child Development Department's own scheme page, read on 29.09.2026. The application must be made within one year of the daughter's birth. Last updated: 29.09.2026.

Scheme details and amount

Note: There is no payment at birth. Registering at birth only starts the claim, and the first money comes at Class 1 admission. The ₹1,00,000 at 18 is for higher studies or marriage.

The department's page settles the figures that vary across other sites. It lists ₹4,000 at Class 1 admission, ₹6,000 at Class 9 admission and ₹1,00,000 at 18, with no birth payment and no ₹10,000 stage. About 91% of the total arrives only at 18, so the scheme mainly rewards keeping a daughter in school and unmarried until then. That share is our arithmetic.

Important Links

Note: e-Samaj Kalyan is an alternate online application route. Related schemes: Lakhpati Didi helps SHG women cross Rs 1 lakh of annual income. MP Ladli Behna pays Rs 1,500 a month. Ladki Bahin pays Rs 1,500 a month to Maharashtra women aged 21-65.

If you’re registering a newborn daughter, do it through your Anganwadi Kendra in the first few months rather than waiting. That keeps you on schedule for every stage payment rather than trying to catch up later.

Eligibility conditions

• Applies to every daughter among the couple's first three children.
• The mother must be 18 or older at the daughter's birth.
• Apply within one year of the birth.
• Girl must be born on or after 2 August 2019.
• Family must be a resident of Gujarat.
• The couple's combined annual income must not exceed ₹2,00,000, in both rural and urban areas.
• Parents should not be income-tax payers, and the family should generally fall in the EWS/BPL bracket.
• An active bank account is required for the DBT payments.

Stage-wise application route and the papers needed each time

You have both online and offline routes:

1. Online: Apply through the Digital Gujarat Portal, or directly via emahilakalyan.gujarat.gov.in or esamajkalyan.gujarat.gov.in.
2. Offline: Submit your application at the nearest Anganwadi Kendra, Gram Panchayat Office, Mamlatdar Office, or District Women & Child Development Office.
3. Either way, you’ll need to submit the girl’s birth certificate along with the rest of the document set below.
4. Register as early as possible after birth, since the scheme is milestone-based starting from birth or Class 1 admission, delayed registration can mean missing an early-stage payment.

Documents required

• Girl’s birth certificate
• Aadhaar card of parents and child
• Address proof (ration card or electricity bill)
• Income certificate
• Bank passbook of the parent/guardian
• Passport-size photographs

Confirming the exact amount locally

Government scheme documentation for staged, multi-year payout schemes like this one is often updated between the original notification and later corrigenda, and different government-adjacent websites sometimes lag behind the latest version. Rather than risk giving you a wrong number to plan around, the safest approach is: register through the official portal or your Anganwadi as soon as your daughter is eligible, and let the portal itself confirm your specific payout schedule once your application is processed.

Written By: GD Sarkari Naukri Desk

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