Definitions.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "beneficiary" means the female child who is registered and is eligible for benefits under the Scheme; (b) "certificate of assurance" means the certificate issued to authenticate and assure the benefit in favour of the beneficiary; (c) "competent authority" means an officer authorised by the Collector to grant sanction of the benefits under the Scheme; (d) "family planning" means tubectomy operation in case of the mother and vasectomy operation in case of the father of the female child or other prescribed measures; (e) "female child" means a female child who is eligible to get the benefits under section 5; (f) "Fund" means the fund setup under section 6; (g) "Government" means the Government of Madhya Pradesh; (h) "Ladli Laxmi Yojna" means the Scheme running in the State with effect from 1st April, 2007 by the administrative order; (i) "parents" means the natural parents of the female child or in case of adopted daughter, her adoptive parents, and if no parent is alive the legal guardian or in case of orphan, the superintendant of orphanage or child care institution where the female child is admitted; (j) "registration centre" means a centre established for the registration of the beneficiaries; (k) "Scheme" means the provisions of providing pecuniary and other benefits, if any, under this Act and the rules made thereunder.