Mobile App for Mamata Banarjee’s Kanyashree scheme

KOLKATA: Kanyashree now has more comfort and convenience to offer. With the launch of Kanyashree app on the third Kanyashree divas, applicants will now be able to able to use the benefits of the programme and map the progress of the application on the app.

Applicants can also lodge their grievances through the app and at the same time, a user can also view activities and events related to Kanyashree. The service could now be enjoyed by all the 34 lakh girl students across the state who have already received benefits under the scheme.

Lauding the project, Foroogh Foyouzat, Chief of Field Services, UNICEF India, said: "The initiative is close to my heart. Kanyashree has contributed in reducing the cases of child marriages. It is also helping in reducing the dropout rates in the schools. Educating people is an effective way to reduce child marriage and it will help in taking the country forward."