In the past month, the B S Yediyurappa government in Karnataka announced two schemes for Brahmin brides, to be implemented through the Brahmin Development Board instituted by the government in July 2020. One is the Arundhati scheme, under which a payment of `25,000 each will be made for the marriage of 550 Brahmin brides who are economically weak, and the other is the Maitreyi scheme, under which the payment of `3 lakh (spread over three years) will be made to 25 Brahmin women who marry Brahmin priests from an economically weaker background. The Arundhati scheme has parallels with earlier schemes introduced by the Congress to support brides of the minority community who are economically weak. It is the Maitreyi scheme that raises concerns. There is no doubt that there is a crisis in the priestly community among the Brahmins. There are many cases of poor priest families among Brahmins. The question is not whether they should be supported, but who should take the responsibility