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What this is
The scheme "Incentive for the Devadasi Children’s Marriage to Schedule Tribe" by the Govt of Karnataka provides incentives for the marriage of Devadasi's ST children. Couples married on or after 01-04-2019 are given an incentive of ₹8 Lakh, i.e. ₹3 Lakh for groom and ₹5 Lakh for bride.
In detail
The scheme "Incentive for the Devadasi Children’s Marriage to Schedule Tribe" was launched by the Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Karnataka. The scheme provides financial support to ST couples from the Devadasi community to reduce casteism and promote social acceptance. Couples married on or after 01-04-2019 are provided an incentive of ₹8,00,000/-, i.e. ₹3,00,000/- for the groom and ₹5,00,000/- for the bride. The application should be submitted within 18 months of marriage. The scheme is open to ST residents of Karnataka who marry either a Hindu non-ST or a Hindu ST individual, with a combined annual income of less than ₹5,00,000/-.
Who qualifies
- The couple should be residents of Karnataka.
- The couple should belong to the Hindu religion.
- The total annual income of the couple should be less than ₹5,00,000/-.
- The application should be submitted within 18 months of the marriage.
- One spouse should belong to the Scheduled Tribe community and should be a resident of Karnataka.
- The marriage should have been between: (a) An ST individual and a non-ST individual; (b) Two ST individuals.
- The marriage should have taken place on or after 1st April 2019.
What you get
An incentive of ₹8,00,000/- is provided to the married couple, i.e. ₹5,00,000/- for the bride and ₹3,00,000/- for the groom.
not about the scheme.
https://twd.karnataka.gov.in/Twincentive/DVDS/DVDSRegistrationForm.aspx reference field: leading or trailing whitespace
Provenance
| schemeName | Incentive For The Devadasi Children’s Marriage to Schedule Tribe | 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 |