DMRNICMASII
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 is from other community (Forward Community) and the other from the Backward Class / Most Backward Class Community.
Who qualifies
- The couple should belong to a backward class / most backward class community.
- The bride should have passed the 10th standard.
- The bride should have studied up to Vth standard in the case of the scheduled tribe.
- The age of the bride should be above 18 years at the time of marriage.
- The bride should have a degree passed from regular colleges, distance education/government-recognized open university.
- The applicant should have a diploma holder passed from the Institution recognized by the Directorate of Technical Education, Government of Tamil Nadu.
What you get
- Financial assistance of ₹50,000 given to the newly married couple.
- 1 Sovereign (8 gm) 22-carat gold coin for making Thirumangalyam.
> Mode of Disbursal:
₹30,000 through Electronic Clearing Service and ₹20,000 in the form of National Savings Certificate.
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy Ninaivu Inter-caste Marriage Assistance Scheme-II | 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 |