Hyderabad: Families from the economically backward sections that hoped to get financial aid for weddings under the Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi schemes are finding that the schemes are now limited to just one beneficiary from a family.
The government orders pertaining to the eligibility criteria for these two schemes are silent about the restriction on the number of beneficiaries from a family.
In the past, there were instances of more than two young women from the same family receiving the schemes’ benefit. Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi schemes provide beneficiary families with a financial aid of ₹1,00,116 in the form of a grant from the state government to cover the costs of the wedding.
Even until two weeks ago, people were able to file applications online at the state government portal http://epasswebsite.cgg.gov.in for their second or third daughters. But, during the past fortnight, people have not been able to submit their applications online as…