Marriage Assistance for Legally Married Transgender Couples was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. This scheme is intended to help deprived transgender individuals who are planning to get married legally to lead a steady normal family life.
Marriage Assistance For Legally Married Transgender Couples - Introduction
The scheme Marriage Assistance for Legally Married Transgender Couples was launched by the Department of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. The Government of Kerala has introduced this scheme which provides marriage assistance for legally married transgender couples who have undergone Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS). The amount of marriage assistance has been fixed to ₹30,000. This scheme is intended to help deprived transgender individuals who are planning to get married legally to lead a steady normal family life.
Benefits
Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹30,000/- will be provided to legally married transgender couples who have undergone Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS).
Eligibility
- The applicant should be transgender.
- The applicant must possess a Transgender Identity Card.
- The applicant should be a resident of Kerala.
- Transgender couples must apply for financial assistance after six months from the date of marriage and not exceeding a one-year period.
- For receiving aid, one of the partners should belong to the transgender community.
- Those who have already availed of the financial assistance but opted for a second marriage after divorce will not be eligible for further aid.
Application Process
- Step 01: To avail the benefits of the scheme, the applicants need to visit the sjd.kerala.gov.in of the Social Justice Department, Government of Kerala, and download the application form.
- Step 02: The applicants need to fill out the application form completely.
- Step 03: The duly filled application form along with necessary supporting documents has to be submitted to the concerned District Social Justice Officer.
Note: The couples must apply for financial assistance after 6 months from the date of marriage and not exceeding the 1-year period.