Archive · 22 May 2025
Odisha Launches Marriage Aid Scheme for Daughters
The Odisha government is starting a program to help poor families with their daughters' weddings.
The government will pay for mass weddings and give gifts to the brides.
The Chief Minister wants to include widowed women in this program.
The government has set aside money for this and wants to start the program soon.
The program is meant to make sure girls are honored and empowered.
The government is also working on other projects to help tribal communities.
Odisha CM directs officials to include widowed women in the 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana'.
The scheme aims to support poor families with their daughters' marriages.
Mass marriages will be held under the scheme with government funding and gifts for brides.
₹12 crore has been allocated in the 2025-26 budget for the scheme.
The CM also reviewed the progress of the PM Janman Yojana in remote areas.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, government officials, and poor families.
- What
- A new scheme called 'Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana' to support weddings, including widowed women, and review of the PM Janman Yojana.
- When
- May 21, 2025, for the announcement of the new scheme; for the 2025-26 fiscal year, with a budget allocation for the new scheme.
- Where
- Odisha
- Why
- To financially support poor families, empower women, and provide dignified marriage opportunities.
- Scheme Name
- Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana
- Budget Allocation
- ₹12 crore (2025-26)
- Objective of PM Janman Yojana
- Enhance socio-economic conditions of PVTGs
- Districts Covered by PM Janman Yojana
- 14 of 30 districts
- Beneficiaries of PM Janman Yojana
- 68,605 families and 3,14,514 people
