The Maharashtra government has launched the Maharashtra Disability Marriage Scheme to encourage marriages of disabled persons. Under this scheme, if a disabled person marries a normal person, the government will give him an incentive amount of Rs 1.50 lakh and if a disabled person marries a disabled person, he will get an incentive amount of Rs 2.50 lakh.
Disability is often associated with disability, which impacts important decisions like marriage. Women with disabilities, in particular, face double discrimination. This initiative has been taken to change this thinking and bring the disabled into the mainstream of society.
You will get money on marriage, that too directly in your bank account
The government has taken this step to change the prevailing social mindset regarding marriage for people with disabilities. The funds received under the scheme will be deposited into the husband and wife’s joint bank account through Direct Benefit Transfer.
Maharashtra Disability Marriage Scheme Eligibility
Certain conditions have been set to benefit from this scheme. At least one of the bride and groom must have a 40 percent or greater disability. Additionally, the applicant must have a UDID card. The applicant must be a resident of Maharashtra, and the marriage must be legally registered. It has also been clarified that this must be the first marriage for either partner.
The amount of assistance changed over time.
The state government clarified that the assistance funding under the Disabled Marriage Incentive Scheme is subject to periodic changes. The current change has increased the amount. This scheme is considered to be an effort to strengthen the Divyang Marriage Scheme in Maharashtra and to take the disabled persons forward towards a respectable life.