Assistance to newly married couples under the Kanyadan Yojana

Eligibility Criteria

• Bride and groom should be residents of the state of Maharashtra.
• Bride should not be less than 18 years of age and groom should not be less than 21 years of age.
• The caste certificate should be issued by a competent and authorized officer.
• This grant will be permissible for the bride and groom’s first marriage.
• Bride / groom or both should belong to SC (including Neo-Buddhist) category.
• The couple / their family should submit an Affidavit regarding non-violation of any Section under Dowry Prevention Act and Prevention of Child Marriage Act.
• NGO should be registered; NGO should arrange collective wedding ceremony consisting of at least 20 couples.

Beneficiary:

Schedule Caste (including Neo-Buddhist)

Benefits:

Collective marriages or couples who participants married in the ceremony the couple will get Rs. 25,000 / - as financial assistance. Collective ceremony organizing agency / organizations will be given Rs. 4000/-grant for each couple. The benefit of this scheme is only for the first marriage, however, a widowed woman is allowed for the second marriage.