DMRNICMASI
What this is
The 'Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage Assistance Scheme' was launched by the Social Welfare & Women Empowerment Dept. Tamil Nadu. The aim is to abolish caste & community discrimination by encouraging inter-caste marriage by giving financial assistance to newly married couples.
In detail
The 'Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage Assistance Scheme' was launched by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. The scheme's objective is to abolish caste and community discrimination by encouraging inter-caste marriage by giving financial assistance to newly married couples of whom one spouse should be from a Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe and the other from a different Community.
Who qualifies
- The bride should have passed the 10th standard (5th standard in case the applicant is from a Scheduled Tribe).
- The age of the bride should be above 18 years at the time of marriage.
- One spouse should be from a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe and the other should be from a different Community.
What you get
- Financial Assistance of ₹25,000/-.
- 1 Sovereign (8gm) 22-carat gold coin for making Thirumangalyam.
> Mode of disbursal:
₹15,000 through Electronic Clearing Service and ₹10,000 in the form of National Savings Certificate.
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage Assistance Scheme-I | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |