Lok Sabha Question No. 3757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION N03757 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

## DR AMBEDKAR SCHEME FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION

3757. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

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

- (a) the number of couples provided incentives for inter-caste marriages under Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration across the country during the last three years, the details thereof; year-wise, State/UT-wise particularly in the States of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Bihar;
- (6) the precise reasons for very slow implementation of the scheme for promotion of inter-caste marriages in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Bihar; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government  for release of incentives to all the inter-caste couples in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Bihar on regular basis immediately after such marriages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a): The information enclosed at Annexure.
- (b): The application is required to be forwarded through the respective District Collector/District Magistrate and Social Welfare Department with recommendations  Applications that are received in the Foundation directly without having recommendation of the Competent Authority are returned to the   applicant  requesting  them to re-submit the proposal duly authenticated/recommended by the concerned authority in the State Government;  Moreover, there are cases where the marriage of the is not found registered under   Hindu Marriage Act 1955 but   under the State   Marriage Registration Act: In such cases the concerned District Collector/District Magistrate are requested to forward a certificate regarding the status of religion of couple: couple

Documents received in piecemeal the process delayed or slow irrespective of all states gets

- (c): The guidelines of the Scheme and application format indicating necessary documents required to be submitted and is  available in the website: applicant to submit the proposal with all related documents at one go. are also informed through mailltelephone how to submit the complete application through proper channel, They

Letters are also sent to the District Collector/ District Magistrate in the State Government to give wide coverage of the Inter-caste Marriage Scheme for awareness of intended couple.

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO3757 TOBE ANSWERED ON 21.122021

## Financial Year 2018-19

| S: No:   | State            | Sanctioned   |
|----------|------------------|--------------|
|          | Andhra Pradesh   | 16           |
| 2.       | Delhi            | 25           |
|          | Gujarat          |              |
| 4.       | Haryana_         |              |
| 6.       |                  |              |
| 7.       | Telangana        |              |
| 8.       | Tamilnadu        |              |
| 9        | Uttar Pradesh    |              |
| 10.      | West Bengal      |              |
| 11.      | Himachal Pradesh |              |
| 12.      | Karnataka        |              |
| 13.      | Odisha           |              |
| 14.      | Jharkhand        |              |
| 17.      | Jammu            |              |
|          | Uttarakhand      |              |
| Total    | Total            | 120          |

## Financial Year 2019-20

|       | State            | Sanctioned   |
|-------|------------------|--------------|
|       | Andhra Pradesh   | 54           |
|       | Delhi            | 50           |
| 3.    | Haryana          |              |
| 4.    | Maharashtra      |              |
| 5.    | Madhya Pradesh   |              |
| 6     | Telangana        |              |
|       | Uttar Pradesh    |              |
| 8.    | Himachal Pradesh |              |
| 9.    | Tamilnadu        |              |
| 10.   | Rajasthan        |              |
| 11.   | Gujarat          |              |
| 12.   | West Bengal      |              |
| 13.   | Punjab           |              |
| 16.   | Puducherry       |              |
| 17.   | Uttarakhand      |              |
| 18    | Odisha           | 02           |
| 19.   | Kerala           |              |
| Total | Total            | 248          |

## Financial Year 2020-21

| S No:   | State            | Sanctioned   |
|---------|------------------|--------------|
| 1_      | Andhra Pradesh   | 114          |
| 2.      | Delhi            | 36           |
|         | Haryana_         | 07           |
| 4.      | Maharashtra      | 17           |
| 5.      | Madhya Pradesh   | 04           |
|         | Telangana        | 63           |
|         | Uttar Pradesh    | 26           |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh |              |
| 9.      | Tamilnadu        |              |
| 10.     | Rajasthan        |              |
|         | Gujarat          |              |
|         | West Bengal      |              |
| 14      |                  |              |
| 15.     | Kerala           |              |
| 16.     | Uttarakhand      |              |
| 17.     | Karnataka        |              |
| Total   | Total            | 353          |

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