Center govt to provide Rs 2.5 Lakh for every inter caste marriage with Dalit
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: March 8, 2022 05:28 PM2022-03-08T17:28:56+5:302022-03-08T17:28:56+5:30
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Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment, Central govt. has made revisions in the previous “Dr. B.R Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter Caste Marriage.
Subsequently, govt. will provide Rs 2.5 lakh to the couple in which either bride or bridegroom is Dalit. Moreover, govt. also removes the income ceiling of Rs. 5 Lakh p.a. This is a positive move of the Modi govt. to open the scheme for all and to promote Inter Caste Marriage.
his revision in the social integration scheme will tackle the problem of low response & approval rate. Moreover, Central govt. is going to spread awareness about the scheme even at the block levels.
Modi govt. is relieving strict pre-conditions to put an end to caste system and endogamy (marriage within its own community).
This Marriage scheme is for appraisal of the socially bold step and to help the couples in settling down in the initial phase of married life.
Pre-condition to avail this scheme is that this is the first marriage of the couple.
In addition to this, the marriage is registered under the Hindu Marriage Act and the couple should submit the proposal within 1 year.
Now central govt. scraps the pre-condition that the total income of the newly married couple must not exceed Rs 5 lakh. Accordingly for now, there is no Condition / Ceiling of income limit to avail the benefits of this scheme.
Subsequently, every couple in which any one of the bride or bridegroom is Dalit will now receive Rs 2.5 lakhs.
They can receive this amount after submission of Aadhaar details and their joint bank account (Aadhaar linked) to the concerned Ministry. Furthermore, the target for each state is fixed in proportion to the Scheduled Castes (SC) residing in the states. However, states can exceed their limit while giving approval.