Karnataka Brahmin Board launches two schemes for poor Brahmin brides
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Fri, Jan 8 2021 23:36 IST
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Karnataka Brahmin Board launches two schemes for poor Brahmin brides (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Bengaluru, Jan 8 : Karnataka introduced two schemes to provide financial assistance to brides from economically weaker sections among the Brahmins.
According to the Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board, under the "Arundhati" scheme, families of Brahmin brides will get Rs 25,000 while under the "Maitreyi" scheme, they will receive Rs 3 lakh if the woman marries a priest in the state.
The Brahmin board has already identified 500 women for the Arundhati scheme and another 25 for Maitreyi.