What are the eligibility criteria for opening a Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account?

Following are the criteria for opening a Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account

• The account can be opened for a girl between 0 - 10 years of age by parents.
• In case parents are died, legal guardian can open the SSA account
• The girl child must be an Indian citizen at the time of opening account and remain as such until the closure or maturity of the account.
• The account can be operated by the child after she attains 18 years of age.