Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: Inter-Caste Marriages
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, GAURAV GOGOI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. +*204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2018

## INTER-CASTE MARRIAGES

## +*204. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reduced the financial assistancelincentives for Inter-Caste Marriages from five lakh rupees to two lakh fifty thousand rupees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the financial assistance for Inter-Caste Marriage under Dr: Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriage and if the details thereof;
- (d) whether the said scheme has achieved its targets since its implementation in 2013; and
- if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor along with the steps taken/being taken to acheive the target set under the scheme? SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI THAAWARCHAND GEHLOT)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement in answer to\_part\_(a) to (e of\_the\_Lok\_Sabha\_Starred\_Question No regarding\_Inter-Caste Marriages\_ bx Shri Nagar Rodmaland Shri Gaurav Gogoi 204

(a)&(b): Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights 1955 and the Scheduled   Castes and the Scheduled Tribes   (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, incentive for inter-caste marriages, where one of the spouses is a member of a Scheduled Caste is provided. As per the Scheme, expenditure on such incentive amount is shared on 50.50 basis between the Center and the State Governments and the Union   Territory Administrations 100%/ Central assistance. Earlier the   quantum of incentive amount decided and provided by the respective State Governments/UT Administrations varied between Rs. 10,000/- to Rs 5,00,000/From 2017-18 to 2019-20, a uniform incentive amount of Rs. 02.50 lakh is provided in each case for all States UTs expenditure on the incentive amount in addition of Rs. 2.50 lakhs; if provided by a State/UT, would not be shared under the Scheme and be borne by the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration. Act, get Any

(c) to (e): Dr: Ambedkar Foundation under the aegis of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, implements Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through InterCaste Marriages where one of the spouses belongs to a Scheduled Caste and the other belongs to a non-Scheduled Caste and the marriage is required to be registered under the Hindu Marriage   Act; 1955. Though there are no specific State/UT wise   targets for a financial year under the Scheme, the District Collector/District Magistrate in a State UT has been   authorized to directly forward the proposal to the Foundation and the proposal is deemed  valid  within one year of such marriage. There is no proposal to increase the existing incentive amount of Rs. 2.50 lakh to an eligible couple. The said Scheme introduced in the year 2013-14 and circulated to States/UTs, did not receive proposals from them during the year 2013-14. Nevertheless, position in regard to proposals sanctioned under the Scheme for subsequent years i.e. 2014-15 to 2017-18,is indicated as under:-

| Financial year   |   Number of proposals sanctioned |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                               05 |
| 2015-16          |                               72 |
| 2016-17          |                               45 |
| 2017-18          |                               87 |

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