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UP expands mass marriage scheme with ₹1 lakh aid for 1,200 couples

Raising the income limit to ₹3 lakh broadens the scheme’s reach by channelling ₹60,000 directly into brides’ accounts to challenge dowry traditions.

UP CM Yogi Adityanath was speaking at a mass wedding ceremony organised under the CM Mass Marriage Scheme in Gorakhpur where he blessed 1,200 couples who tied the knot at the event on May 27. (Agency)
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presided over the first mass wedding under the enhanced Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana, officiating 1,200 nuptials at a Gorakhpur fertilizer plant campus.
  • Under the upgraded plan, each couple now receives ₹1 lakh, with ₹60,000 disbursed via direct benefit transfer to the bride and ₹40,000 allocated for ceremony and household needs.
  • Eligibility criteria have been relaxed by raising the annual income cap from ₹2 lakh to ₹3 lakh, and the government has added Sindurdan to the wedding gift package.
  • The scheme targets entrenched social practices by linking financial support to the eradication of dowry, child marriage and polygamy, and aligns with Beti Bachao–Beti Padhao objectives.
  • This mass marriage initiative complements Uttar Pradesh’s wider welfare drive, which includes interest-free youth enterprise loans and the Kanya Sumangala Yojana that has aided around 24 lakh girls.