Arundhati Swarna Yojana

Syllabus subtopic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections

News: The Assam government has announced the launch of ‘Arundhati Swarna Yojana’.

Prelims focus: Overview of the scheme.

Mains focus: Need for and significance of such schemes.

Key features of the scheme:

Under the scheme, the state government will offer 10 grams of gold as a gift to every adult bride who has completed at least 10th standard and has registered her marriage.
Note: The government will not give the gold directly but Rs. 30,000 to purchase 10 gms of gold.

Eligibility:

The annual income of the bride’s family must be less than five lakh rupees to avail the scheme.
Minimum age should be 18 years and 21 years for the bride and bridegroom respectively.
The family has to register their marriage under the Special Marriage (Assam) Rules, 1954.
Minimum education should be 10th standard. However, minimum educational qualification criteria have been relaxed for the tribes and workers of tea gardens.
The eligible bride and bridegroom must apply for the scheme before the date of their wedding.

Source: The Hindu

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