767 Couples To Get Incentive for Inter-Caste Marriages Scheme in Telangana

As many as 767 couples availed an incentive under the component of 'Incentive for Inter-Caste Marriages' under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Protection of Civil Rights Act in Telangana in the last three years, according to Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale. 

While 119 couples availed the scheme in 2022-23, 243 couples utilized it in 2023-24 and 404 couples in 2024-25. The Union Minister said this in Rajya Sabha two days ago, while responding to a question raised by BJP MP K



Laxman.

According to the Minister, the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) implements the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (PMS-SC) students' through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. 

Under the PMS-SC, the DBT mode was introduced from the year 2021-22 and Telangana adopted this mode from the year 2024-25. However, the State has not shared its paid data on the National Scholarship Portal during the Financial Year (FY) 2024-25.