The State Government has decided to provide assistance to the farmers affected by hailstorm and excessive rain in the marriage of their daughters by relaxing the provisions of Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana.
It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had made an announcement in this regard earlier. Affected farmers can avail benefit of this decision for marriage of their daughters till June 30, 2015.
A statement issued by the Social Justice and Disabled Welfare Department, in this regard, said that benefit of this scheme would be provided to the farmers where 50 per cent or more crops have been devastated by hailstorm and excessive rains. For this, provisions under Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana and Nikah Yojana have been relaxed. Condition of marriage of daughter in mass marriage function has also been relaxed.
For marrying off daughter, a farmer will be given Rs16,000 cash for would-be bride’s household goods, Rs3,000 for organising wedding function and Rs6,000 for happy married life of couple. Of this, Rs16,000 and Rs3000 would be directly deposited in affected farmer’s bank account.
For getting assistance, an affected farmer should apply to the office of the SDO Revenue in his area. The SDO will verify 50 per cent or more loss of crop and send it along with application to scheme’s Sanctioning Officer.
The sanctioning officer will deposit assistance amount in concerning farmer’s bank account 5 days before daughter’s marriage. Concerning farmers should use this amount within a week and submit photographs of marriage and certificate o the office of the Sanctioning Authority. Detailed directives about the scheme have also been sent to Deputy Director Social Justice and Disabled Welfare.