Incentive amount is given by the Government of India: Two and a half lakh rupees are given as incentive to youths who do inter-caste marriages on behalf of the Ambedkar Foundation, which runs under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Incentive amount of Rs 3.50 lakh will be given for inter-caste marriage

For this, the government is running a scheme under which if someone does an inter-caste marriage with a Dalit, then that newly wedded couple is given an assistance of Rs 2 lakh 50 thousand by the Modi government. Let us tell you that this financial assistance is given under the Dr. Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Intercaste Marriage. If this is the case, then the caste of the child born out of this marriage will be the caste of his father. But if your father has started living separately from his family because of this inter-caste marriage and the couple has been adopted by the mother's caste, then the mother's caste can be considered.

Which law encourages inter-caste marriages?
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an Act of the Parliament of India which provides for a special form of marriage for the people of India and all Indian citizens in foreign countries, irrespective of the religion or belief followed by either party.

How to get the benefits of intercaste marriage?

Eligibility for Inter-Caste Marriage scheme

1. The benefits of this scheme can be availed only by those people who must belong to any one of the couple. 
2. You will be eligible to apply only if you have done a court marriage. That means it will be mandatory for you to do court marriage.
3. For the benefit of the scheme, the age of the girl should be 18 years and the age of the boy should be 21 years at the time of marriage.
   
4. Under the Inter-Caste Marriage scheme, if you marry any Scheduled Caste boy or girl, then only you will be eligible for the scheme.

Features of Intercaste Marriage Scheme

• The incentive amount will be sent to the account of all the candidates under this scheme. For this you need to have a bank account. And also your mobile number should be linked with Aadhaar number bank.

• On inter-caste marriage, you will be given an amount of Rs 50 thousand by the state government and Rs 2 lakh fifty thousand will be allotted to you by the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Foundation.
  

• Through this scheme, there will be a reduction in the discrimination in caste religions.

• Earlier, for the benefit of this scheme, you also had to give the certificate of annual income, but now the proof of annual income has been abolished by the state government so that more and more people can take advantage of this scheme.

• Under the Inter-Caste Marriage scheme, now the young men and women who marry in backward classes will be given this amount.

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How to convince parents for inter caste marriage?
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     1 - Give hints to the family members in advance...
     2 - Talk in a positive environment...
     3- Be patient...
     4 - Give example of others...
     5 - Can take help of someone else...
     6 - Tell the partner is also ready for marriage ...
     7 - Make distance from negative people by talking about love marriage...
     8 - Make sure to introduce both once

When was inter-caste marriage legalised?
Special Marriage Act, 1954 –
This act was brought to give recognition to inter-caste and inter-religious marriages.

How much is the court marriage fees 2022?
Court Marriage Fees There is no fee for court marriage. In this you only have to pay stamp duty. Either it can be ₹50 or it can be ₹100.

Can I marry another person?
It means that the husband remains married to the first wife even after marrying the second wife. According to section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the marriage of a person with another person is void if he is still married to someone else. This means that in this case the second marriage between the second wife and the husband is illegal.

Why is intercaste marriage not allowed in India?
The scriptures do not allow this. It is said in the Puranas शास्त्र that the children born from inter-caste marriages are mixed characters. It is said that they do not have the right to offer sacrifices and offerings to the ancestors because the ancestors do not accept the offerings made by them. Due to the difference in the caste of the parents, there is a difference in the share of the child.

What is the caste of the child after intercaste marriage?
Only in exceptional circumstances such as separation of the parents and raising the child by the mother alone can the child get the caste of its mother. 3. So in other words, in a normal inter-caste marriage, the caste of the child is that of the father only. No, caste is all that matters to a girl from her father's caste.

What are the consequences of inter-caste marriage?
Inter-caste marriages are prohibited in India with the belief that inter-caste marriages may make it difficult for couples to settle down with each other. They may not even be able to follow each other's culture. It was also believed that children of interracial outcome are not perfect.

How to apply inter caste marriage scheme

Candidates who are eligible for the scheme and want to take advantage of the scheme, then you can apply by visiting the official website, for this the mode of application is online. We are telling you some steps for how you can apply online, you can follow the given steps.

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• Firstly candidates visit the official website of Social Justice & Special Asst.