Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organization : West Bengal Backward Classes Welfare Department
Service Name : How to Apply For Inter Caste Marriage Incentives in West Bengal?
Applicable State : West Bengal

Website : http://www.anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/htm/home.html
Application Form :  https://www.statusin.in/uploads/9753-form.pdf
Guidelines:  https://www.statusin.in/uploads/9753-guidelines.pdf

Inter Caste Marriage Incentive :

Guidelines of Scheme for the encouragement of the Inter-Caste Marriage:

Related : Backward Classes Welfare Department Issuance of SC/ ST Certificate West Bengal : www.statusin.in/681.html

For the implementation of PCR Act 1955 Government of India has launched a scheme for the encouragement of Inter-Caste Marriage and object of the scheme is to diminish Caste consciousness among the people and to encourage Inter-Caste Marriage. This is a 50 :50 sharing basis scheme of Govt. of India/State Government. Under this scheme an amount of Rs. 30,000/-(Rupees Thirty thousand) will be paid to the Scheduled Castes bride/bridegroom.

Conditions of Eligibility :
** Both the spouses should be citizen of India and one of the spouse should be scheduled caste and both of them should be permanent resident of West Bengal. He/she has not taken any benefit under similar scheme. This scheme is for where one spouse belongs to SC and the other is non-SC/ST/OBC.
** The grant shall be given only for the first marriage.
** The beneficiary can apply for incentive after one year for the date of marriage.

Procedure of implementation of the scheme :
** The eligible couples will submit application to the Project Officer-Cum-District Welfare Officer/District Welfare Officer of the district.
** The application should be supported with duly attested Xerox copy of the marriage registration certificate issued by Marriage Registration Officer.
** The applicant will submit duly attested Xerox copy of the Scheduled Caste Certificate issued by competent authority.
** The applicant will also submit a certificate of one of the spouse that he/she belongs to non- SC,ST,OBC . This is mandatory.
** Two copies of Joint Photograph of the couple duly attested to be fixed on the body of the application.
** Address Proof of the couple (Electricity Bill, Ration Cards etc.) is to be submitted
** Age proof of both the couples is to be submitted.
** The applicant will furnish a self declaration that he/she has not received incentive for intercaste marriage previously.
** The claim of incentive for inter-caste marriage will not be claimed as a matter of Right.

Application Procedure :
The applicant will submit the application before the P.O-Cum-D.W.O/D.W.O of the district. The P.O-Cum-D.W.O will verify the facts stated in the application. He will send his recommendation alongwith enquiry report and original applications with supporting documents to Commissioner, B.C.W. Directorate. P.O.-cum- D.W.O/D.W.O will retain the Xerox copy of the original application and one copy of the Joint Photograph of the couple in his office.

On receipt of the applicants duly recommended B.C.W. Directorate will examine the same and send the same to the B.C.W Department with their comments

No old cases which have been already sanctioned will be entertained.