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MI-MAHA

Matrimonial Incentives
MaharashtraIndividualStateNo start date
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What this is

In this scheme, if a Person with Disability (PwD) gets married to a non-disabled person, then the couple is provided a marriage incentive of up to ₹ 50,000. Only citizens who are permanent residents of the state of Maharashtra are eligible to apply for this scheme.

In detail

The "Matrimonial Incentives" is a scheme by the Department of Social Justice & Special Assistance, Govt. of Maharashtra. In this scheme, if a Person with Disability (PwD) gets married to a non-disabled person, then the couple is provided a marriage incentive of up to ₹ 50,000. Only citizens who are permanent residents of the state of Maharashtra are eligible to apply for this scheme. This scheme is 100% funded by the Govt. of Maharashtra.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a citizen of India.
  • The applicant should be a permanent resident of Maharashtra State.
  • The applicant should be a Person with Disability (Visually Handicapped, Low Vision, Hearing Impaired, Orthopedically Handicapped, etc).
  • The percentage of the disability should be 40% or above.
  • The applicant should have been married to a non-disabled person.

What you get

The eligible couple will get up to ₹ 50,000/- as financial assistance. The nature of financial assistance is as below –

  • Saving Certificate of ₹ 25,000/-.
  • ₹ 20,000/- in cash.
  • ₹ 4,500/- in the form of household utility.
  • ₹ 500/- to attend the marriage incentive program.
Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here386 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name265 characters
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Implementing agency published herenamed
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameMatrimonial IncentivesmyScheme · 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