Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Dr. Ambedkar scheme for Social integration through Inter Caste Marriages:
1. It is applicable to 1000 couples annually.
2. Each couple gets 5 lakh rupees.
3. To avail the scheme, one of the couple should belong to either schedule caste or schedule tribes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Under the Dr. Ambedkar scheme for Social integration through Inter Caste Marriages scheme, 500 couples can apply annually. Each couple gets Rs 2.5 lakh, of which Rs 1.5 lakh is paid up-front. The balance amount is kept as a fixed deposit and released to the couple after three years
- The number of couples who can avail the scheme in a state depends on its Scheduled Caste population as per the 2011 census.
- Among the beneficiary couple, one of the spouses should belong to Scheduled Caste and the other to a Non-Scheduled Caste.
- It shall be the discretion of the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment & Chairman of Dr. Ambedkar Foundation to sanction the incentive to the Couple.
Source: The Hindu
