Women and Child Development Minister Ramsheela Sahu on Sunday blessed the newly-married 198 Hindu couples and five Christian couples at district headquarter Korba.
The wedding was solemnised by the Department under the ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivaah Yojana’. The community marriage was held by reciting Gayatri Mantra and as per Hindu rites and traditions and 5 Christian couples’ marriage was held as per Christian traditions and customs. The Minister blessed the couples a long and happy married life.
Sahu who was the chief guest on the auspicious occasion said that it is her privilege to be present at the community wedding being held under the Chief Minister Kanya Vivaah Yojana . The Minister said that Chief Minister Raman Singh had started the scheme to unburden the poor parents of the expenditure incurred during the girl’s marriage.
About 70,000 weddings had been solemnized till date and the daughters are leading a happy married life with the blessings of the Chief Minister.
Parliamentary Secretary lakhanlal Dewangan also addressed the gathering. The Minister also gifted three cheques of Rs 30,000 each to the families of the daughters in the drought-affected villages Nonbirra in Development block Kartala. Korba Zilla Panchayat chairperson Devisingh Tekam, Janpad Chairperson Renuka Raatia, State Child Rights Protection Commission member Umadevi Sarraf, Korba district Collector P.Dayanand , senior officers, social activists and people’s representatives were present at the function. The couples were given gifts as an incentive.