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Schemes for girls & women

Scholarships, savings, business loans and everyday support for girls and women, from the Central Government, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, all in one place.

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🎓 Education

Help for girls to study, from school to technical degrees.

💼 Self-employment & business

Loans, training and support for women who want to earn.

Being relaunched: Stand-Up India (bank loans of ₹10 lakh–₹1 crore for women and SC/ST entrepreneurs) ended in March 2025 and the government announced in March 2026 that a revamped version is being prepared. PMEGP (subsidy for new businesses, with a higher subsidy for women) ran until 31 March 2026, and its extension is under consideration. We will add full guides when the new rules are announced.

🛡️ Everyday support

Travel, cooking gas, marriage help, pensions and housing support for women and their families.

Kalyana Lakshmi & Shaadi Mubarak (Telangana)

₹1,00,116 once for the marriage of a girl from a poor SC, ST, BC, EBC or minority family, paid to her mother.

TelanganaWomen & Girls

Mahalakshmi Scheme (Telangana)

Free TGSRTC bus travel for women and girls, and ₹500 LPG cylinders for eligible families.

TelanganaWomen & Girls

Stree Shakti Free Bus Travel (Andhra Pradesh)

Free travel for women, girls and transgender persons in APSRTC ordinary and express buses across AP.

Andhra PradeshWomen & Girls

Deepam-2 Free Gas Cylinders (Andhra Pradesh)

Three free LPG cylinders a year for rice card families, one every four months, refunded within 48 hours.

Andhra PradeshWomen & Girls

NTR Bharosa Pension (Andhra Pradesh)

Monthly pensions of ₹4,000 to ₹15,000 for the elderly, widows, persons with disabilities and other groups.

Andhra PradeshPension & Insurance

Cheyutha Pension (Telangana)

Monthly pensions for poor elderly people, widows, single women, persons with disabilities and other groups.

TelanganaPension & Insurance

PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)

A zero-balance bank account with a free RuPay card, ₹2 lakh accident cover and an overdraft of up to ₹10,000.

Banking

PM Ujjwala Yojana (Free LPG Connection)

Free LPG connection, first refill and stove for women from poor families. ₹300 subsidy now on 4 refills a year (from June 2026).

Women & Girls

Aadabidda Nidhi ₹1,500 for Women (Andhra Pradesh)

₹1,500 a month promised for women aged 18+ in the 2024 Super Six. Not started as of October 2026: no order, no application.

Andhra PradeshWomen & Girls