मुख्यमंत्री कन्यादान योजना

इस योजना का उद्देश्य गरीब, जरूरतमंद, निराश्रित/निर्धन परिवारों की विवाह योग्य कन्या/ विधवा/ परित्याक्ता के विवाह के लिये आर्थिक सहायता उपलब्ध कराना है । यह सहायता सामूहिक विवाह में ही दी जाती है । इसकी शर्त यह है कि कन्या ने विवाह की निर्धारित आयु पूरी कर ली हो। पूर्व में इसके तहत 6500 रूपये की सहायता कन्या की गृहस्थी की व्यवस्था के लिये तथा एक हजार रूपये सामूहिक विवाह आयोजन के खर्चें की पूर्ति के लिये दी जाती थी । अब इस राशि को बढ़ाकर दस हजार रूपये कर दिया या है । इसमें नौ हजार रूपये कन्या की गृहस्थी के लिये और एक हजार रूपये सामूहिक विवाह आयोजन खर्च के लिये है।

Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana

The objective of this scheme is to provide financial assistance poor, needy, destitute families for marrying off their daughters/widows/divorcees. This assistance is given only in mass marriages with the condition that the girl must have attained the age fixed for marriage. Earlier, a bride was given Rs 6500 assistance for household items and Rs 1000 against the mass marriage expenditure. Now, the assistance amount has been raised to Rs 10,000 out of which Rs 9,000 is given for household items.

The marriage of a girl is a big worry for a poor family, who does not have enough money even for meeting their daily requirements let alone expenses on a daughter’s wedding. They usually take loans with a view to mobilising lump sum funds to meet the wedding expenses and fall prey to moneylenders. This scheme has been launched on the special initiative of Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan for helping poor families rid of this worry. Under the scheme, mass marriages are performed, which not only increase social harmony but also curb unnecessary expenditure on weddings. Another special feature of the scheme is that all the sections of society are benefited by this scheme. Marriages of Hindu and Muslim couples are solemnized at the same venue, which leads to communal harmony and goodwill.