The Madhya Pradesh government has implemented the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah and Nikah Yojana (MP Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana) for the marriage of daughters / widows / divorced women of all poor, needy and destitute families in the state.
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Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana MP (Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana MP) aims to provide financial assistance for girls’ marriage.
Under the Chief Minister’s Marriage Incentive or Kanyadan Yojana, the government will provide financial assistance of Rs. 28,000 on the marriage of all the girls who have mass marriages.
This government scheme was started in the year 2006 under the name of Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana (CM Nikah Yojana Madhya Pradesh) but in November 2015 it was renamed as Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah and Nikah Yojana and the assistance amount was also increased from Rs 28000 to 51000. The rupee was reduced.
Chief Minister Kanya Vivah Yojana or Kanyadaan Yojana 2020 is a social welfare scheme, the scheme is implemented by the Department of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare.
Financial assistance as well as gifts are provided to the newly married couple under the Chief Minister Kanya Marriage Assistance Scheme.
