Jaipur. Organizations organizing marriages under mass conferences by eliminating caste discrimination will now get government assistance. This assistance will be given to these mass marriage institutions, which are effective in promoting social harmony and eradicating caste hatred from the society, under the Chief Minister’s Mass Marriage Grant Scheme. Under this scheme, additional grant assistance up to Rs 10 lakh will be given to the organization organizing all-religion mass marriage.
Currently a grant of Rs 25 thousand is given
Currently, a grant amount of Rs 25,000 is given to the organization organizing all-religion mass marriages. Assistant Director of Women Empowerment Department, Rajendra Choudhary said that the registered organization has to deposit Rs 21,000 out of the grant in the bride’s account. 4 thousand rupees are transferred to the account of the institution. Under the scheme, the organizing organization has to apply online through SSO ID 15 days before the event.
These documents are necessary
Registration documents of the institution, age certificate of the bride and groom, domicile certificate, identity card, bank account details of the bride and the institution have to be attached with the application. Now, in a mass marriage event, if the marriage of at least 25 couples of different castes and religions (at least 5 couples from each community, caste and religion are required) is organized, an additional assistance of Rs 10 lakh will be given to the concerned institution.
Decision taken to promote mass marriage
With the aim of promoting mass marriages, stopping dowry system and child marriages and reducing the expenses incurred in marriages, the Rajasthan Government has increased the amount under the Chief Minister Mass Marriage Grant Scheme from Rs 25 thousand to Rs 10 lakh. Under this, a grant amount is provided to the bride and the organization organizing the marriage on organizing a mass marriage.
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first published : November 25, 2024, 6:17 pm IST
