Overview

• The Odisha government has expanded the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana (MKVY) to include widowed women as beneficiaries.
• The scheme aims to financially support economically disadvantaged families by organizing state-funded mass weddings and providing gifts for brides.
• Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has allocated ₹12 crore for the scheme in the 2025-26 state budget, emphasizing gender empowerment and social welfare.
• Officials have been instructed to expedite procedures and launch the program without delay to address rising wedding costs for poor families.
• Majhi is concurrently overseeing the PM Janman Yojana, targeting socio-economic development in 14 tribal districts, with directives for field assessments and progress reports.