Incentives for Inter-Caste Marriages.

The Social Justice & Empowerment Ministry’s Centrally Sponsored Scheme for implementation of the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities)Act, 1989, due Central assistance is provided to the State Governments  and Union Territory Administrations, inter-alia, towards incentive for inter-caste marriages, where one of the spouses belongs to a Scheduled Caste. The incentive amount varies in States and is presently Rs. 10,000/ to Rs. 5,00,000/-.  The details of Central assistance provided to the States/Union Territories under the aforesaid Scheme towards incentives for inter-caste marriages during the last three years and the current year are: