The Odisha Government has hiked the amount Rs 2.5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh to encourage more such inter-caste marriages. The amount has been increased to keep pace with the times, said SC/ST Development Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi.
The hiked incentives would be implemented with retrospective effect from September 14, 2017, and be given in a marriage between upper caste Hindus and SC Hindus, he added.
The Government had last time increased the amount from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh in 2017. A marriage in which one of the spouses belong to the Scheduled Caste and the other belonged to a non-Scheduled Caste would be considered for the incentive.
According to the rule, the couple shall have to apply for sanction and shall have to execute a bond. The couple has to refund the amount within a year if the marriage ends in divorce within five years. The Official sources said at least 17 percent of the State’s population are Dalits.
The hiked incentives would be implemented with retrospective effect from September 14, 2017, and be given in a marriage between upper caste Hindus and SC Hindus, he added.
The Government had last time increased the amount from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh in 2017. A marriage in which one of the spouses belong to the Scheduled Caste and the other belonged to a non-Scheduled Caste would be considered for the incentive.
According to the rule, the couple shall have to apply for sanction and shall have to execute a bond. The couple has to refund the amount within a year if the marriage ends in divorce within five years. The Official sources said at least 17 percent of the State’s population are Dalits.
