At the State Budget for the financial year 2018-19 tabled on 31st January 2018, the Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of West Bengal, announced a one-time financial grant of Rs. 25,000 for economically stressed families at the time of their adult daughters’ marriages.
The grant, to be provided under the name of “Rupashree Prakalpa”, is aimed at mitigating the difficulties that poor families face in bearing the expenditure of their daughters’ marriages, for which they often have to borrow money at very high interest rates.
Rupashree Prakalpa will come into effect on 01 April, 2018 and will be applicable for all marriages effected from 01 April, 2018.
The scheme will be implemented in all districts of West Bengal.
Activities and Rules & Regulations
Eligibility Criteria
In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires:
This scheme shall apply to any woman who proposes to be married if her application satisfies the following criteria:
She has attained the age of 18 years AND is unmarried on the date of submitting her application.
The proposed marriage is her first marriage.
She was born in West Bengal OR she has been a resident of West Bengal for the last 5 years OR her parents are permanent residents of West Bengal.
Her family income is not greater than Rs. 1.50 lakhs per annum.
Her prospective groom has attained the age of 21 years.
She has an active bank account for which she is the sole account-holder. The bank account must be in a bank that has an IFS Code and an MICR code and transacts e-payments though NEFT.
