Overview

• Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti formally opened the state-wide, free matchmaking bureau on July 22–23 to break caste and religious barriers in marriages.
• The centre invites voluntary registrations from individuals seeking intercaste or interfaith unions, including widows, widowers and the divorced.
• MANS conducts detailed profile verifications to ensure that decisions are made thoughtfully and without coercion before proposing matches.
• Couples receive guidance on formalising their unions under the Special Marriage Act and on following Satyashodhak Samaj’s equality principles.
• The initiative builds on MANS’s existing Rahimatpur safe house in Satara district, which continues to offer shelter and legal support to couples facing familial opposition.