Saraswati Vidya Yojana: Free Distribution of Bicycles - DNH&DD
“Free Distribution of Bicycles'' under “Saraswati Vidya Yojana”, implemented by the Directorate of Education, U.T. Administration Of DNH & DD, aims to provide bicycles free of cost to all the girl students, studying in class VIII(8) in the Govt. schools.
What you get
- The girl students of class VIII of Government Schools of this UT will be provided bicycle for free.
Who can apply
- The applicant should be a girl.
- The applicant should be a student.
- The applicant should be studying in class VIII(8) in Government School of the UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Who cannot apply
- The girl students once availed the benefit will not be provided with the same in any of the subsequent year.
How to apply
Offline
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- The concerned Head of the school shall provide the enrolment of Girls student in Std. VIII in respective Government Schools to the respective District Education Office.
Note:
- The girl student does not required to make any application individually.
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- Bicycles will be provided to the girl student at the time of commencement of the New Academic Year as per the enrollment provided by the Head of the schools.
> Contact for Grievance Redressal:
Dadra and Nagar HaveliDamanDiuDistrict Education Office , First Floor, Lekha Bhavan, Amli, Silvassa, Pin – 396230, Ph: 0260-2642098Education Office (Daman) Shiksha Sadan, Moti Daman, Pin - 396220, Ph: 0260 2231126, Email: diredu-dd @nic.inEducation Department, Collectorate, Diu, Pin: 362520, Ph: 02875-252199
Details
“Free Distribution of Bicycles'' under the “Saraswati Vidya Yojana”has been implemented by the Directorate of Education, U.T. Administration Of DNH & DD. Under this scheme, bicycles are provided free of cost to all the girl students, studying in class VIII(8) each year in the Govt. schools of the U.T. Administration. > Objective of the "Saraswati Vidya Yojana”:
The UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu has revised “Saraswati Vidya Yojana” on 23rd April, 2026, for the girl students of UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The scheme aims to encourage girl students to continue education keeping in view the aim of:- “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”. > Objective of the "Free Distribution of Bicycles" Sub-scheme:
The objective of the scheme is to retain the girl students at Secondary & Higher Secondary stage and thereby decreasing the Dropout of the girl students by providing Bicycles to the girl students of class VIII to commute to school.