Karnataka poor Brahmin brides to get Rs 3 lakhs if they marry priests ANI | Updated: Jan 09, 2021 07:19 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9 (ANI): The Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board, set up by the Yediyurappa government last year, has now launched two new schemes Arundhati and Maitreyi to provide monetary benefits to brides from Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).
According to the Board, the first scheme, Arundathi, will provide Rs 25,000 to Brahmin brides while the second scheme, Maitreyi, will assure a bond of Rs 3 lakh to Brahmin women who wed priests in the state. We have received the approval to launch the schemes - Arundhati and Maitreyi - and funds have been set aside. We are in the process of chalking out the procedures to avail these funds. This is part of our efforts to assist weaker sections of the community, said board chairman H S Sachidananda Murthy, BJP leader.
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Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board to launch two marriage schemes for the welfare of poor Brahmin families, who are facing difficulty in getting marriage alliances due to their economical background. The board will introduce schemes â Arundhati and Maitreyi, on a pilot basis offering financial bonds to those who will marry poor priests and poor brahmin brides.Â
The board has recently received approval from the authorities to launch the scheme and it has set aside funds to offer people coming forward for taking part in the scheme.Â
Board chairman H S Sachidananda Murthy, who is also a BJP leader, said, We are in the process of chalking out the procedures to avail these funds. This is part of our efforts to assist weaker sections of the community.â
Karnataka Brahmin Board launches two schemes for poor Brahmin brides
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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.
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The schemes are named âArundhatiâ and âMaitreyiâ respectively. The board will provide Rs 25,000 to newly-wedded Brahmin women as per âArundhatiâ. Similarly, brides marrying priests (Archakas and Purohits) will be assured a bond of Rs 3 lakh under the âMaitreyiâ programme.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is expected to launch these projects. During the initial pilot project stage, 500 brides from poor backgrounds will initially avail the benefit of