Under Mukhyamantri Kanyadaan Yojana, the daughters of below poverty line families or widows or destitute or families earning less than Rs. 35000 per year are given financial help for their marriage by the Government of Himachal Pradesh.
Mukhya Mantri Kanyadaan Yojana - Introduction
The Mukhya Mantri Kanyadan Yojana in Himachal Pradesh is a welfare scheme aimed at providing financial assistance for the marriage of daughters from economically weaker sections of society.
Under this scheme, daughters of families below the poverty line, widows, destitute women, and families with an annual income of less than Rs. 35,000 are eligible for financial assistance from the government for their marriage.
The scheme aims to reduce the financial burden on families during the marriage of their daughters and promote gender equality.
The scheme has been successful in providing financial support to many families, particularly those from underprivileged backgrounds, and helping them to celebrate the marriage of their daughters with dignity and joy.
Benefits
- The marriage grant of ₹40,000 in each case shall be admissible to the parents/guardians of the destitute girl/women for their marriage.
- In case of the inmates of Nari Sewa Sadan/ Nari Niketan, Marriage grant of ₹51,000 shall be admissible to the girl/women for their marriage.
Eligibility
- Girl whose father is not alive and whose guardian’s total income does not exceed ₹35,000 per annum (excluding MNREGA income).
- Girl whose father is incapacitated or bedridden due to physical or mental disability, including prolonged illness, and whose family income does not exceed ₹35,000 per annum (excluding MNREGA income).
- Orphan girls/neglected girls and women, including inmates of Nari Niketan and former inmates of Balika Ashrams, with no regular source of income.
- Deserted/divorced women whose income does not exceed ₹35,000 per annum (excluding MNREGA income).
- Girls/women in moral danger or rescued from immoral trafficking.
- Destitute women/girls released after imprisonment under any law.
- Daughters of divorced/deserted women whose annual income does not exceed ₹35,000 per annum (excluding MNREGA income).
Application Process
Registration (Sign-up)
- User needs to visit the official website edistrict.hp.gov.in. First, the user completes the sign-up procedure using Aadhaar and mobile authentication.
Apply Online (Sign-in)
- User needs to visit the official website edistrict.hp.gov.in. Now, the user needs to click on "Login to Apply".
- Fill the online application form.
- Upload the necessary documents.
- Submit.