Financial Assistance for the Marriage of Daughters of Poor Widows and Orphan Girls (WDM)

Financial Assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor widows and orphan girls is the welfare scheme of Govt. of NCT of Delhi to provide financial assistance to the poor widows for performing the marriage of their daughters (up to two daughters) and to provide financial assistance to the guardians including Homes/Institutions or foster parents of an orphan girl or an orphan girl for her marriage.

The quantum of Assistance is one time Rs. 30,000 (Rs. Thirty Thousand only per application) up to two daughters only.

The financial assistance can be granted for performing marriage upto two daughters only. Residence of minimum 5 years in Delhi before the date of application. Income of applicant should be less than Rs 1,00,000/-Per year from all sources. Applicant should have Aadhar number. The Applicant should have single-operated Aadhaar linked account with any bank in NCT of Delhi only. The applicant should not be in receipt of any assistance from the discretionary fund of the Lt. Governor or the Chief Minister of Delhi for the same purpose. The girl whose marriage is to be solemnized should be major on the date of marriage i.e. above 18 years of age. The application must be submitted within a period of sixty days, before or after the date of marriage being solemnized.

Offline

Application to be made online on e-District portal (Delhi). Any applicant who wishes to avail Financial Assistance Scheme under Financial Assistance to Poor Widows for Marriage of their Daughters and Orphan Girls has to register herself on e-district portal of GNCTD. Log on to https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/ Under Citizen Corner click on New User.