To promote the education of the girl in U.P, the Government. of U.P initiated a new scheme called "Kanya Vidya Dhan Yojna" from 2004-05 in the state sectors. Under this scheme a sum of Rs. 20,000 / - will be given to each girl who passed the intermediate exam-2004 of the U.P Board and belong to the family living below the poverty line in rural and urban areas. In the 2005-06 annual plan, a sum of Rs. 200.00 crore has been proposed to benefit a lakh girls belonging to the family living below the poverty line in rural and urban areas. A disbursement of Rs.28184.16 lakh had been proposed for secondary education for the year 2005-06.