FAMDPWOG
What this is
This is a welfare scheme by the GNCTD to provide financial assistance to poor widows for performing the marriage of their daughters and to provide financial assistance to the guardians including Homes/Institutions or foster parents of an orphan girl or an orphan girl for her marriage.
In detail
The scheme of "Financial Assistance for the Marriage of Daughters of Poor Widows and Orphan Girls" is the welfare scheme by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to provide financial assistance to poor widows for performing the marriage of their daughters (up to two daughters) and to provide financial assistance to the guardians including Homes/Institutions or foster parents of an orphan girl or an orphan girl for her marriage.
Note: This scheme was been transferred from the Department for the Welfare of SC/ST/OBC/Min. to Social Welfare Department from the financial year 2006-07.
Who qualifies
- Financial assistance can be granted for performing marriage up to two daughters only.
- Residence of a minimum of 5 years in Delhi before the date of application.
- The income of the applicant should be less than ₹ 1,00,000/-per year from all sources (including rent, interest/dividends on savings & investments, earnings from the farm, property sale proceeds, etc.) of the applicant.
- Applicant should have an Aadhar number
- The Applicant should have a single-operated Aadhaar-linked account with any bank in the NCT of Delhi only.
- The applicant should not be in receipt of any assistance from the discretionary fund of the Lt. Governor or the Chief Minister of Delhi for the same purpose.
- The girl whose marriage is to be solemnized should be major on the date of marriage i.e. above 18 years of age.
- The application must be submitted within a period of sixty days, before or after the date of the marriage being solemnized.
What you get
The quantum of Assistance is one-time ₹ 30,000/- up to two daughters only.
Who is excluded
NA
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Financial Assistance For The Marriage Of Daughters Of Poor Widows And Orphan Girls | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |