The State government has issued a GO enhancing cash incentive from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 to each poor Muslim couple under the scheme of Mass Marriages of poor Muslim girls in the State.
It may be mentioned here that the government has been granting financial assistance for “Mass Marriages of Muslims”. The scheme was renamed as “Marriages of Poor Muslim Girls” and presently granting Rs 15,000 for purchase of articles for each couple under Mass Marriages for poor Muslim Girls scheme.
The convenor of State-level Mass Marriages Committee, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Minorities Finance Corporation proposed to the government to enhance the amount from Rs 15,000 to at least Rs 25,000 for conducting Mass Marriages of poor Muslim girls in the State.
Accordingly, the State government issued a GO enhancing the amount on Tuesday. (NSS)