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Incentive Award to Inter-Caste Married Couples Puducherry - Yojana.AI

Incentive Award to Inter-Caste Married Couples

  • Scheme For: Family
  • Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment
  • Tags: Marriage, Intercaste, Bride, Groom, Financial Assistance, Scheduled Caste

The scheme “Incentive Award to Inter-Caste Married Couples” was introduced by the Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Government of Puducherry.

The objective of the scheme is to reduce the effect of untouchability and as a step towards bringing about a casteless society.

Incentive Award to Inter-Caste Married Couples - Introduction

The scheme “Incentive Award to Inter-Caste Married Couples” was introduced by the Adi Dravidar Welfare Department, Government of Puducherry. The objective of the scheme is to reduce the effect of untouchability and as a step towards bringing about a casteless society.

Benefits

An award with a value of ₹ 50,000 (₹ 20,000 in cash, and ₹ 30,000 in the form of a National Saving Certificate).

Eligibility

  • The bride and groom should be citizens of India.
  • The marriage should be performed between Scheduled Caste and other communities.
  • The marriage should be registered.
  • The marriage should be taking place for the first time between the bride and groom.
  • Both bride and groom or either of them should be a native of Puducherry.
  • The application should be submitted within 60 days from the date of performance of marriage.

Application Process

  • Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the adwelfare.py.gov.in of the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department, and request the hard copy of the adwelfare.py.gov.in of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
  • Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
  • Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority.
  • Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

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