असम सरकार की नई योजना - हर दुल्हन को सशर्त देगी 10 ग्राम सोना

असम सरकार ने विवाह पंजीकरण बढ़ाने लिए 'अंरुधति स्वर्ण योजना' की शुरुआत की है. इस योजना के तहत यदि कन्या ने शादी को पंजीकृत कराया है तो उसे उपहारस्वरूप 10 ग्राम सोना दिया जाएगा. पढ़ें पूरी खबर...

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Published : Nov 20, 2019, 9:15 PM IST

Updated : Nov 21, 2019, 12:02 AM IST

गुवाहाटी : असम सरकार ने बुधवार को घोषणा की कि वह हर वयस्क दुल्हन को, जिसने कम से कम 10वीं की पढ़ाई की है और अपनी शादी को पंजीकृत कराया है, 10 ग्राम सोना उपहार स्वरूप भेंट करेगी.

राज्य के वित्त मंत्री हिमंत बिस्व सरमा ने कहा कि ‘अरुंधति स्वर्ण योजना' का लाभ पाने के लिए कुछ अन्य शर्तें भी हैं. योजना से सरकारी खजाने पर सालाना करीब 800 करोड़ रुपये का खर्च आएगा. यह योजना अगले साल एक जनवरी से शुरू होगी.

सरमा ने पत्रकारों से कहा, 'हम लोग विवाह पंजीकृत पाये जाने पर प्रत्येक कन्या को उसके विवाह के दौरान एक तोला (10 ग्राम) सोना देंगे. हमारा फोकस सोना देकर वोट बटोरना नहीं बल्कि विवाह पंजीकृत कराना है.'

मंत्री ने कहा कि असम में हर साल करीब तीन लाख शादियां होती हैं, लेकिन सिर्फ 50,000-60,000 पंजीकृत होती हैं.

पढ़ें : असम के मंत्री ने की तेलंगाना में नागरिक आपूर्ति वितरण प्रणाली की तारीफ

उन्होंने कहा कि योजना लाभ लेने के लिए दुल्हन के परिवार की वार्षिक आय पांच लाख रुपये से कम होनी चाहिए.

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Assam govt to gift 10 gm of gold to every bride
Guwahati, Nov 20 (PTI) The Assam government on
Wednesday announced that it will gift 10 grams of gold to
every adult bride, if she has studied at least up to class 10
and her marriage is registered.
There are some other conditions as well to avail the
benefit of the 'Arundhati Gold Scheme', which will cost the
state exchequer around Rs 800 crores per annum, state Finance
Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
The scheme will commence from January 1 next year.
"We will give every girl one tola (10 grams) of gold
during her marriage, provided the marriage is registered. Our
focus is not to get votes by giving gold, but to get the
marriages registered," Sarma told a press conference here.
Around 3 lakh marriages take place every year in Assam
but only 50,000-60,000 are registered, the minister said.
The annual family income of the bride has to be less
than Rs 5 lakh to avail the benefit of the scheme, he added.
"We hope that after the scheme is launched, we will be
able to increase the registration to 2-2.5 lakh. If that
happens, then we will see an outgo of around Rs 800 crore per
annum," Sarma said.
The government has earmarked Rs 300 crore for the
three months of the scheme in this fiscal.
The minister clarified that the benefit will be given
only in case of the first marriage of the girl and it has to
be registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.
"The scheme has some riders like the girl has to be at
least 18 years of age and the boy 21 years. This will also
stop child marriage. Besides, the girl has to pass matric
exams (class 10 board exam) to avail the scheme. This will
also emphasise on girls' education," the minister explained.
However, the educational qualification norm will not
be applicable to the girls from the tea garden communities and
adivasis as "the government has not been able to set up high
schools in such places".
All the conditions, including the educational and
financial, are not applicable to the bridegroom, he clarified.
"We will not give the gold in physical form. After
registration and verification, we will deposit Rs 30,000 in
her bank account. Then she has to submit the receipt of the
gold purchase. This amount cannot be used for other purposes,"
Sarma said.
The figure of Rs 30,000 for 10 grams of gold has been
arrived at after taking its average price for the entire year
and it will be revised during the presentation of every
budget, he added.
"This is a social and secular scheme. It is population
centred and will help in education awareness, women
empowerment and prohibition of child marriages in the state,"
he said.
Sarma said the registration of marriages will
henceforth be allowed in circle offices too besides the
existing facilities at the offices of deputy commissioners.
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