Jaipur, Oct 4 (PTI) BJP Rajasthan president on Tuesday started a campaign to open bank accounts for girls under the Centre's Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme.

The campaign started at Tripura Sundari Mata temple in Banswara district.

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Satish Poonia also opened the accounts for nine girls through funds from his salary as MLA.

He called upon the workers for opening bank accounts for girls instead of giving him a present on his birthday on October 24.

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"Sukanya Samriddhi is a flagship scheme of the Modi government and girl children will be benefited from it," Poonia said.

Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY) is a savings scheme launched back in 2015 as part of the Government initiative Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign. PTI SDA

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