Odisha Inter Caste Marriage Scheme | sumangal.odisha.gov.in Registration

Inter Caste Marriage Benefits in Odisha

Following are the key features of the scheme-

• An incentive of Rs 2.5 Lakh will be provided to the beneficiaries which were earlier 1 Lakh.
• The scheme aims to encourage more inter-caste marriages for social equality and removing untouchability.
• A marriage in which one of the spouses belonged to the Scheduled Caste and the other belonged to a non-Scheduled Caste would be considered for the incentive.
• The marriage should be valid as per the law and duly registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
• Both the spouses should be citizens of India permanent residents of Odisha and should be professing the Hindu religion.
• The grant would be given only to people marrying for the first time. However in case, the bride is a widow or the bride-groom a widower, they would be eligible for the incentive.
• The couple has to refund the amount within a year if the marriage ends in divorce within five years,” a government official said.
• The incentive amount would be deposited in a joint account of the couple in any nationalized bank and they would be able to withdraw the amount only after three years of marriage.
• The incentive would also be given for the purchase of lands/essential articles for house-hold or for starting a business.

Beneficiaries of Odisha Inter-caste Marriage Scheme 2022

If you want to apply for Odisha Inter-caste Marriage Scheme then you have to fulfill the below mentioned beneficiary: –

• Inter-caste marriages were disputed matters between caste and Hindu belonging to the Hindu community. Inter-caste marriages are required by law to be valid and duly registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
• Both the spouses of inter-caste marriages should be permanent citizens of Odisha and should be citizens of India.
• One of the spouses should belong to a scheduled caste as defined under Article 341 of the Constitution of India.
• According to this scheme, incentives will be provided for purchasing land / necessary articles for starting a house or holding business.
• The incentive given by the government will be given only once or the person marrying for the first time will be entitled to the grant except in the case where the bride is a widow or bride-groom a widower and it is clearly mentioned in the marriage registration certificate Should be
• The grant and above facilities will be acceptable from time to time in the case of marriage only after the date of issue of the government-issued resolution.
• According to this plan no incentive is available on second or subsequent marriage.

Eligibility for Inter Caste Marriage Scheme Odisha

All the citizens of the state of Odisha who want to apply under the Inter Caste Marriage Scheme Odisha must fulfill the eligibility criteria given below:-

• Inter-caste marriages between the Hindus caste and the Scheduled Castes (should belong to the Hindu community). The marriage should be valid as per the laws, and marriage should be registered under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
• The couple should be permanent Indian citizens and also be residents of Odisha and should be professing the Hindu religion.
• Anyone spouse (either the husband or wife) should belong to the scheduled castes as defined in Article 341 of the Constitution of India.
• The incentive that will be given to the couple is to purchase lands/essential articles for house-hold or for starting a business for a living.
• A grant will be given but only once i.e. if any persons marrying for the first time only will be entitled to the grant except in the case, where the bride is a widow or the bride-groom a widower and this should be clearly mentioned in the marriage certificate at the time of registration.
• If in case of marriage solemnized only after dating of issue of Resolution issued by Govt. from time to time, then the award of the grant and the above facilities shall admissible.
• No incentive is available on second or subsequent marriages, it is applicable only for 1st-time marriage.

Sumangal Portal Registration Required Documents

A list of documents required for the Odisha inter-caste marriage scheme application form is given below:-

• Copy of Registered Marriage Certificate
• Scanned Copy of both the spouses’ Caste or Community Certificate along with sub-caste.
• Marriage Photo
• Scanned Copy of Declaration Form Duly Signed: Annexure-II and Annexure IV.
• Scanned Copy of Joint Bank Passbook Account

Odisha Inter Caste Marriage Scheme Online Registration

If you want to register under Odisha Inter Caste Marriage Scheme then you have to follow the procedure given below: –

• First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Sumangal portal. After this, the home page of the website will open in front of you.

• On the home page of the website, you will see the login form. After this, you have to click on the option of register here below. After this a new page will open in front of you.

• On this page you will now see the registration form, after that you have to enter all the information asked in that form.
• After entering all the information asked by you, now you have to click on the Register option.
• As soon as you click on the register option, your registration process will be completed.

Authorised User Login Process

• First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Sumangal portal. After this, the home page of the website will open in front of you.
• On the home page of the website, you will see the login form. After this you have to enter in this form, the details of the information asked to you like- Email Id and Password.
• After entering all the information asked by you, now you have to click on the login option.
• Now, you click on the login option, your login process will be completed.

Procedure for Applicant’s Login

Interested people of Odisha state who want to log in under this scheme, then you have to follow the steps given below-

• First of all, you have to go to the official website of the Sumangal portal. After this, the home page of the website will open in front of you.
• On the home page of the website, you will see the login form. After this you have to enter in this form, the details of the information asked to you like- Phone Number, Password, Confirm Password, OTP Generated, Captcha Code.
• After entering all the information asked by you, now you have to click on the login option.
• As soon as you click on the login option, your login process will be completed.

Contact Us

Through our website, you have been provided all the important information related to Odisha Inter Caste Marriage Scheme. If even after this you are facing any kind of problem, then you can solve all your problems by contacting the helpline number. You can get help through the following helpline numbers-

• Helpline No/ Contact No: 14543