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The State authorities is moving to wide pending applications for the Inter-Caste Marriage Incentive Award done the Social Welfare Department connected a fast-track ground and trim the backlog.
While ₹24.85 crore was disbursed past November, an further ₹15 crore was released to 33 districts successful December. This inaugural is portion of a broader societal betterment docket aimed astatine combating caste-based discrimination, and the eligible couples are offered ₹2.5 lakh nether this scheme.
Minister for SC, ST and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Adluri Laxman Kumar stated that the strategy is not simply a payment inaugural but a societal equity measurement designed to foster equality and fraternity done inter-caste unions. Acknowledging delays and inconsistencies successful beneficiary enactment nether erstwhile regimes, helium said the Congress government, led by Chief Minister A.Revanth Reddy, has prioritised timely money merchandise and transparent implementation since taking office.
“In the past, the promotion of inter-caste marriages was constricted to paperwork. But aft the Congress came to power, we are implementing the strategy efficaciously truthful that 1 receives nonstop benefits. This is not conscionable fiscal assistance; it is simply a measurement towards eliminating caste favoritism done societal resolve,” helium said.
According to authoritative sources, ₹320 crore is needed to wide each the applications.
To beryllium eligible for the Inter-Caste Marriage Incentive Award, either the bride oregon the groom indispensable beryllium to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community.
