SOCIAL WELFARE
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KANYASHREE PRAKALPA
Kanyashree Prakalpa seeks to improve the status and wellbeing of girls, specifically those from socio-economically disadvantaged families through Conditional Cash Transfers by: Incentivizing them to continue in education for a longer period of time, and complete secondary or higher secondary education, or equivalent in technical or vocational steams, thereby giving them a better footing in both the economic and social spheres. Disincentivising marriage till at least the age of 18,…
RUPASHREE PRAKALPA
The West Bengal government has taken an initiative called Rupashree to marry girls from financially backward poor families. Under this scheme, a lump sum financial grant of Rs. 25,000 / – is given to the families whose annual income is less than Rs. 1.50 lakhs at the time of their daughter’s marriage. Necessary information of Rupashri form: Applicants must be 18 years of age. She must remain unmarried until the…
Inter Caste Marriage
An Inter-caste marriage, for the purpose of this Scheme means a marriage in which one of the spouses belongs to Scheduled Caste and the other belongs to a Non-Scheduled Caste. The marriage should be valid as per the law and duly registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.