NVPY
Nihshaktajan Vivaah Protsaahan Yojana
Launched in 2008 by the Madhya Pradesh State Government, the Nihshaktajan Vivaah Protsaahan Yojana provides financial assistance to differently abled individuals for marriage. Eligible couples can receive up to Rs. 2,00,000 if one partner is disabled and the other is not, or Rs. 1,00,000 if both partners are disabled, with specific eligibility criteria including a minimum disability of 40%.
States / UT: Madhya Pradesh
Nodal department: Social Welfare Department
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
Scheme open date: 2008-08-08
Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment
Sub-categories: Financial assistance
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: Financial Assistance, Marriage Grant, Empowerment
Details
"Nihshaktajan Vivaah Protsaahan Yojana" started by the Madhya Pradesh government is going to prove to be a very useful scheme for the disabled people of the state because the state government will provide financial assistance amount for the people who are differently abled. This scheme has been started to encourage disabled people to marriage and to ensure social rehabilitation of disabled people.
Benefits
- 1. In the case of a disabled youth marrying a normal girl and in the case of a disabled girl marrying a normal youth the incentive amount is Rs. 2 00 000/- 1. In case of disability of both the young man and the woman jointly Rs. 1 00 000/- incentive amount is provided
- In the case of a disabled youth marrying a normal girl and in the case of a disabled girl marrying a normal youth, the incentive amount is Rs. 2,00,000/-
- In case of disability of both the young man and the woman, jointly Rs. 1,00,000/- incentive amount is provided.
Eligibility
- The Applicants should have a disability of 40% or more.
- The applicant should be a native of Madhya Pradesh.
- The minimum age of male applicants should be 21 years and female applicants should be 18 years.
- The marriage should have been solemnized by religious custom/ social custom or legally prescribed by the competent court.
- The applicant should not be an income taxpayer.
- In order to get the benefits, one of the disabled couples will have to apply within a period of one year after the completion of the marriage, otherwise, they will not be eligible to get the benefits.
Application Process
Offline
- Applicants have to visit the official web site and download the application form.1. Fill out the application with the necessary information.
- Attach the required documents.
- Submit the application to the office of the Joint Director/Deputy Director of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare or District Panchayat.
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
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