Madhya Pradesh

• 06 Apr 2022

Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana

Why in News?

On April 5, 2022, in the meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, approval was given to the amendment of 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojna'.

Key Points

• Now 55 thousand rupees will be approved in the name of the eligible girl included in the scheme.
• Out of this amount, an amount of Rs.6 thousand will be payable to the organizing body for organizing the mass marriage program and material of Rs.38 thousand and an account payee check of Rs.11 thousand will be given by the organizing body as a gift to the girl.
• The marriage assistance scheme for workers registered in the Madhya Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of the Labor Department will be included in the Chief Minister's Girl Marriage Scheme run by the Social Justice Department.
• The organization authorized for the program will be the organizers of the mass marriage, Municipal Corporation/ Municipality/ Municipal Council in urban areas and Janpad Panchayat in rural areas. Mass marriages conducted by any other institution will not be eligible to get the benefit of this scheme.
• District and body level committees will be formed with the approval of the minister in-charge of the district to ensure that the mass marriage/nikah program is organized smoothly. Senior government officials will also be members in these committees.
• With the approval of the Minister in charge of the district, the District Collector will issue a financial year wise calendar of 2 dates each for mass marriages for each body of the district. Wide publicity of this calendar will be ensured so that interested couples can apply in time.
• The process of application will be as before, under which the bride and groom will have to make a joint application in the prescribed form at least 15 days before the date of organizing the mass marriage/nikah program.