Shaadi Mubarak Amount orders have been issued introducing the “Shaadi Mubarak Scheme” to all minority communities unmarried girls on their marriage with a view to alleviating financial distress in the family under the Scheme, onetime financial assistance of Rs.2,00,000/-at the time of marriage shall be granted to every eligible Minority Girl with effect from 2nd October 2019. In partial modification and further instruction of the orders issued, certain further guidelines & instructions were issued.
Apply Online through https://telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in/KalyanLakshmi.do Government noticed certain hardships/lapses in process of field verification, preparation and submission of bills in the Treasury, sanctioning in the Treasury and finally transferring the amount to the Bride’s Account etc.
Government after examination of the matter in detail and in partial modification of orders issued, hereby issue the following orders:-
i) Only Tahsildars will process & verify the applications received under “Shaadi Mubarak Scheme” instead of present system of processing & verifying by Executive Director, TSMFC/Dist. Minorities Welfare Officer, Minorities Welfare Department.
ii) Beneficiaries list will be Approved/Countersigned by the concerned Constituency Member of Legislative Assembly. The approved hard copy will be retained as a record and the same will also be scanned and uploaded in the Online System.
iii) Approved/Counter Signed Beneficiaries List be sent to the District Minorities Welfare Officer concerned for preparation and make ready the preprinted Cheques for distribution by the MLA.
iv) Cheques will be distributed by the concerned constituency MLA to the beneficiary once in a week, on a specific day, at Mandal Head Quarter/Taluqa Head Quarter as per wish of MLA.
v) Cheques will be issued as in case of C.M.R.F. (as in the C.M.R.F. Programme, herein also pre-printed Cheques to be made available to the District Officers of the Welfare Departments from the Treasury).
vi) Cheque will be issued to the beneficiary instead of present System of Transferring amount to the account of the beneficiary through Online.
vii) Crossed Cheque will be issued in the name of the Mother of the Bride instead of present System.
viii) Aadhaar Card of the Bride and Bridegroom are mandatory and shall be scanned & uploaded, in order to avoid misuse.
The Director General, Centre for Good Governance, Telangana/the Director, Centre for Good Governance, Survey No.91, Near Outer Ring Road, Gachibowli, Hyderabad shall take necessary immediate action in providing login facility in the e-Pass Website to Tahsildars to receive and clear all the applications in respect of “Shaadi Mubarak Scheme” in due consultation with the Director, Minorities Welfare, Telangana State, Hyderabad.
The Director, Minorities Welfare, Telangana State, Hyderabad shall take necessary immediate action accordingly.The Finance Department shall issue necessary instructions to the Treasury Officials to take necessary action as per Para-(3) above.
MINORITIES WELFARE DEPARTMENT – SHAADI MUBARAK SCHEME – Shaadi Mubarak Scheme for extending financial assistance of Rs.51,000/- (Rupees Fifty One Thousands only) to each Girl belonging to the Minority at the time of Marriage residing at Telangana State – Modification of Procedure – Orders – Issued. MINORITIES WELFARE (ESTT.I) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 25 Dated: 16-07-2016.
orders have been issued introducing the “Shaadi Mubarak Scheme” to all minority communities unmarried girls on their marriage with a view to alleviate financial distress in the family and under the Scheme, a onetime financial assistance of Rs. 51,000/- at the time of marriage shall be granted to every Minority girl with effect from 2nd October, 2014. In partial modification of the orders issued in the G.O. 1st read above, certain further guidelines were issued.
Government noticed that due to process of field verification, preparation and submission of bills in the treasury, sanctioning in the treasury and finally transfer of amount to the bride’s account is taking considerable time and that the amount is transferred to the bride’s account after the marriage and in such case the parents of the bride are having difficulty in accessing the amount as the girl will be at her in-laws house. Government further noticed that about 50% of the Shaadi Mubarak applications in the State are coming from the GHMC area, as the Minority population is concentrated in and around Hyderabad and that the Dist. Minorities Welfare Officers, of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts are not having the manpower to handle such large number of applications.
Government after careful examination of the entire issue, hereby issue the following further guidelines for implementation of the Shaadi Mubarak Scheme from 1st April, 2016: –
Payment of financial assistance amount of Rs. 51,000/- (Rupees Fifty One Thousands only) shall be made into one of the parents account, preferably in Bride’s Mother Account;
The verification of applications shall be entrusted to the Special Branch of Police Department (Hyderabad/Cyberabad), who are equipped with latest gadgets and involved in verification of Passport Applications every year.
The Home Department are requested to issue necessary instructions to the Special Branch of Police Department (Hyderabad/Cyberabad) to entrust the work of verification of Shaadi Mubarak Applications by the Special Branch in the Hyderabad/Cyberabad limits. Verification of Shaadi Mubarak applications in respect of the State will continue to be done through the Tahsildars.
Minorities Welfare Department Budget Estimates 2019-20 Administrative Sanction for an amount of Rs.100,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Crores Only) Scheme towards “Shaadi Mubarak” – Orders –Issued.
Director, Minorities Welfare, TS, Hyderabad has requested the Government to release an amount of Rs.100.00 Crores under the Head of Account: 22225-04-800-25-39-310-312 to clear the pending applications and also for the smooth running of the Shaadi Mubarak Scheme.
Finance (EBS.III) Department have issued Budget Release Order for an amount of Rs.100,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Crores Only) Scheme from the BE provision 2019-20 towards meeting the expenditure for clearing the pending applications under Shaadi Mubarak under the HOA “2225-04-800-25-39-310-312”.
In terms of the above Budget Release Order, the Government hereby accord Administrative Sanction for an amount of Rs.100,00,00,000/- (Rupees One Hundred Crores Only) Scheme the BE provision 2019-20 towards meeting the expenditure for clearing the pending applications under Shaadi Mubarak Scheme under the following HOA as follows:-
Scheme Name : Shaadi Mubarak Procedure of Drawal of Funds : Grants- in- aid Bill Drawing Officer : Concerned DDO
Shaadi Mubarak Amount orders were issued introducing the scheme of “Shaadi Mubarak” to all Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/ Minorities/ Backward Classes/Economically Backward Classes unmarried girls on their marriage with a view to alleviate financial distress in the family. Under the Scheme, as per the latest instructions of the Government, a one time financial assistance of Rs.75,116/- at the time of marriage shall be granted to every Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes/Minorities/Backward Classes/Economically Backward Classes unmarried girls, subject to the conditions specified therein. CGG is the agency handling the online data in e-pass portal regarding Kalyana Lakshmi programme, implementations.
In a meeting held by the Chief Secretary to Government on 29.05.2017 with regard to implementation of the “Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam” / “Shaadi Mubarak”, it was decided that the BC Welfare Department shall be the Nodal Department for the purpose of monitoring the data of “Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam” / “Shaadi Mubarak” Schemes being implemented by Scheduled Castes Development Department/ Tribal Welfare Department/Minorities Welfare Department / Backward Classes Welfare Department, as the largest number of beneficiaries are from Backward Classes. Presently the monitoring of data related to these schemes are being done by Scheduled Castes Development Department.
Government, after careful examination of the matter, hereby nominate the BC Welfare Department, Telangana as Nodal Department for monitoring of “Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam / “Shaadi Mubarak” Schemes being implemented by Scheduled Castes Development Department / Tribal Welfare Department/Minorities Welfare Department / Backward Classes Welfare Department, and issue of orders accordingly from time to time. CGG will continue to maintain and process the online data in its server.
The Commissioner for Backward Classes Welfare, Telangana State, Hyderabad shall take necessary further action in the matter accordingly. Backward Classes Welfare Department –“Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam” / “Shaadi Mubarak” – Financial assistance to unmarried girls belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes/Minorities/Backward Classes/Economically Backward Classes at the time of marriage residing in Telangana State – Backward Classes Welfare Department nominated as Nodal Department for Monitoring the scheme.
Backward Classes Welfare (OP) Department G.O.Ms.No. 14 Dated: 06-07-2017 Read the following:-
- G.O.Ms.No.12, SC Development (POA.A1) Dept., dated.24.09.2014 read with G.O.Ms.No.25, SC Development (POA.A1) Dept., Dt.12.05.2017.
- G.O.Ms.No.04, MW (Estt.I) Dept., Dt.25.09.2014 read with G.O.Ms.No.18, MW (ESTT.I) Dept., Dt.15.05.2017
- G.O.Ms.No.05, B.C. Welfare (OP) Dept., Dt.21.04.2016 read with G.O.Ms.No.11, BC Welfare (OP) Dept., Dt.15.05.2017
- Meeting held on 29.05.2017 by the Chief Secretary to Govt., of Telangana.