Registered No. HSE-49/2016
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Social Welfare Department - YSR KALYANAMASTHU for SC/ST/BC/Minority (other than Muslims) / Differently Abled and YSR SHAADI TONFA for Muslim Minority - Enhancing Marriage Financial Assistance to the Mother of the bride of SC/ST/BC/Minority / Differently Abled categories except Inter Caste Marriages - Implementation of assurance made in Manifesto - Consolidated Operational Guidelines for the Scheme - Orders -Issued.
SOCIAL WELFARE (EDU. II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.31
Dated:03.05.2023.
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PART I EXTRAORDINARY
1. G.O.Ms.No.47, Social Welfare (EDN.I) Department, dated: 10.09.2022. 2. G.O.Ms.No.48, Social Welfare (EDN.I) Department, dated: 11.09.2022. 3. G.O.Ms.No.50, Social Welfare (EDN.I) Department, dated: 30.09.2022. 4. G.O.Ms.No.25, Social Welfare (EDN.I) Department, dated: 06.03.2023. 5. From the Director of Social Welfare, AP., Tadepalli, e-file No. SOWO2-
No.451 AMARAVATI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 2023 G.100 18/22/2023-G SEC-COSW bearing C.No.2023985, dated: 18.03.2023.
ORDER:
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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Government of Andhra Pradesh is implementing several Welfare Schemes to all eligible citizens irrespective of caste, creed, religion, region in a transparent manner at the door steps of the citizens under NAVARATNALU.
2. Marriage is a special event in the life of a woman. Parents of the un-married girls also leel that it is their social obligation to perform their daughter's marriage in a dignified manner. Poor families with limited financial resources need support in fulfilling this social obligation. Keeping this in view the Manifesto promised enhanced scale of assistance for the marriages of brides belonging to SC/ST/ BC! Minority communities.
3. To financially empower the eligible brides and their families, the Government is extending the one-time financial assistance under the Scheme YSR KALYANAMASTHU for SC/ST/BC/Minorities (other than Muslims)/Differently Abled/ Building and Other Construction Workers registered with Welfare Board (BOCWWB) & YSR SHAADI TOHFA for Muslim Minorities. The scheme has been on implementing w.e.f. 01.10.2022. The aim of the Government is to implement these Schemes on saturation basis, in transparent manner through the Grama/Ward Sachivalayam with the enhanced scale of financial assistance.
4. Government, after careful examination of the matter and superseding all the orders / guidelines issued earlier on Marriage Related Incentive Scheme, hereby extend the one-time financial assistance under the Scheme YSR KALYANAMASTHU for SC/ST/BC/Minorities (other than Muslims)/Differently Abled/ Building and Other Construction Workers registered with Welfare Board (BOCWWB) & YSR SHAADI TOHFA for Muslim Minorities with enhanced financial benefits as given below:
Benefits of the scheme for different categories:
| SI. No Category | Financial Assistance under YSR Kalyanamasthu & YSR Shaadi Tohfa (in Rs.) | |
| 1 Scheduled Caste | 1,00,000/- | |
| 2 3 | Scheduled Caste-Inter caste 1,20,000/- Scheduled Tribe 1,00,000/- | |
| 4 | Scheduled Tribe-Inter caste 1,20,000/- | |
| 5 Backward Classes | 50,000/- | |
| 6 Backward Classes - Inter caste | 75,000/- | |
| 7 Minorities | 1,00,000/- | |
| 8 Differently Abled | 1,50,000/- | |
| 9 BOCWWB | 40,000/- | |
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Beneficiaries of the Scheme
a. Under the scheme of "YSR KALYANAMASTHU and YSR SHAADI TOHFA", the Mother of bride is eligible for the Financial Assistance. In case, where, the mother of bride is deceased, bride is eligible for the Financial Assistance.
b. In the case of Inter Caste Marriages, Financial Assistance will be released to the Bride.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications shall be validated as per the eligibility criteria given below:
| SI. No. | Criteria | Description |
| 1 Age | i. Bride shall have completed 18 years of age, as on the date of marriage. ii. Bridegroom shall have completed 21 years of age, as on the date of marriage. | |
| 2 | Number of Marriages | Only for 1 marriage, except in the case of Widows.(Widowers are not eligible). |
| 3 | Educational Qualifications | Bride and the Bridegroom shall have passed 10th Class. |
| 4 | Income Criteria | The families of both the bride and the bridegroom: i. Income should be less than Rs.10,000/- per month in rural areas and Rs.12,000/-per month in urban areas. U. Land holding should be less than 3.00 Acres of wet land or 10.00 Acres of dry land or 10.00 Acres of wet and dry land put together. Ui. No family member should be a Government Employee /Pensioner, including Central Government /PSU/Other State Governments /Government Organizations. The families of Sanitary Workers are exempted. iv. Should not own a 4-wheeler (taxis, tractors, autos are exempted) v. Monthly electricity consumption (average of last 12 months) should be less than 300 Units. vi. No member of the family should be an Income Tax payee vU. In Municipal areas, should not own property more than 1,000 Sq. Ft. of built-up area. |
5. The applications are invited through Navasakam Beneficiary Management Portal (https://gsws-nbm.ap.gov.in/) and the scheme will be implemented through Village! Ward Secretariats. The detailed guidelines for filing the applications are Annexed to this order.
6. The Social Welfare/Tribal Welfare/Backward Classes Welfare/Minorities Welfare! Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens! Labour, Factories, Boilers & Insurance and Medical Services / Municipal Administration & Urban Development! GVWV & VSWS! Panchayat Raj & Rural Development Departments shall take necessary action accordingly.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
C. JAYALAKSHMI
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To The Special Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary to Government, Tribal Welfare, BC Welfare, Minority Welfare, WCDA&SC, LFB&IMS,
MA&UD, PR & RD, and GV/WV & VS/WS Departments.
The Commissioner/Director, Social Welfare, Tribal Welfare, BC Welfare, Minority Welfare, Women and Child Welfare, Municipal Administration, Panchayat Raj, Law and GV/WV & VS/WS Departments.
The Spl. Commissioner, Differently Abled. The CEO, APBOCWWB. The CEO, RTGS.
Copy to: The SpI .Chief Secretary to Govt., Finance Department. The Commissioner, I&PR Department. The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, AP. The Pay & Accounts Officer, Nadhi Bhavan, Mangalagiri , AP. The Accountant General, AP, Vijayawada. AU the District Collectors in the State. The PS to Secretary to CM. The OSD to Minister for SW. The PS to Chief Secretary to Govt. The PS to PrI. Secretary to Govt (SW). SF/SC.
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(Annexure to G.O. MS. No.31 Social Welfare (EDU.II)
DEPARTMENT, DATED:03.0512023)
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
1. Benefits of the scheme for different categories
| SI. No Category | Financial Assistance under YSR Kalyanamasthu & YSR Shaadi Tohfa (in Rs.) | |
| 1 | Scheduled Caste | 1,00,000/- |
| 2 | Scheduled Caste-Inter caste | 1,20,000/- |
| 3 | Scheduled Tribe | 1,00,000/- |
| 4 | Scheduled Tribe-Inter caste | 1,20,000/- |
| 5 | Backward Classes | 50,000/- |
| 6 | Backward Classes - Inter caste | 75,000/- |
| 7 | Minorities | 1,00,000/- |
| 8 | Differently Abled | 1,50,000/- |
| 9 | BOCWWB | 40,000/- |
a. Under the scheme of"YSR KALYANAMASTHU and YSR SHAADI TOHFA", the Mother of bride is eligible for the Financial Assistance. In case where the mother of bride is deceased, the bride is eligible for the Financial Assistance.
b. In the case of Inter Caste Marriages, Financial Assistance will be released to the Bride.
c. In marriages between a Differently Abled and a non Differently Abled person or between two Differently Abled persons, the Mother of female spouse will be eligible for incentive as prescribed above.
d. Financial Assistance under the scheme will be released, on completion of due verification of the applications for every quarter in the months of February, May, August and November to the Mothers of eligible beneficiaries.
2. An Inter Caste Marriage for the purpose of this scheme means:
a. A marriage in which the female spouse belongs to SC and the other spouse belongs to non-SC.
b. A marriage in which the female spouse belongs to ST and the other spouse belongs to non ST.
c. A marriage in which the female spouse belongs to BC and the other spouse belongs to non BC.
d. A marriage in which the female spouse belongs to Minority and the other spouse belongs to non Minority, the incentive which ever higher is applicable.
3. Eligibility Criteria and application form:
(a) Eligibility Criteria
Applications shall be validated as per the eligibility criteria given below:
| SI. No. | Criteria | Description |
| 1 Age | i. Bride shall have completed 18 years of age, as on the date of marriage. U. Bridegroom shall have completed 21 years of age, as on the date of marriage. |
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| 2 | Number of Marriages | Only for 1st marriage, except in the case of Widows.(Widowers are not eligible). |
| 3 | Educational Qualifications | Bride and the Bridegroom shall have passed 10th Class. |
| 4 | Income Criteria | The families of both the bride and the bridegroom: i. Income should be less than Rs.10,000/- per month in rural areas and Rs.12,000/-per month in urban areas. H. Land holding should be less than 3.00 Acres of wet land or 10.00 Acres of dry land or 10.00 Acres of wet and dry land put together. iii. No family member should be a Government Employee /Pensioner, including Central Government /PSU/Other State Governments /Government Organizations. The families of Sanitary Workers are exempted. iv. Should not own a 4-wheeler (taxis, tractors, autos are exempted) v. Monthly electricity consumption (average of last 12 months) should be less than 300 Units. vi. No member of the family should be an Income Tax payee vii. In Municipal areas, should not own property more than 1,000 Sq. Ft. of built-up area. |
Following details are to be filled in, either by the applicant through online portal or by the Digital Assistant (D.A) /Ward Welfare & Data Processing Secretary (WEDPS)while applying for the Scheme.
Details of Bride:
1. Aadhaar number of the bride 2. Gender of the Bride 3. Mobile Number 4. Email 5. DaLe of Birth of the Bride-Document to be uploaded 6. Caste of the Bride-Caste certificate issued by the competent authority 7. Religion 8. Qualification-SSC Certificate (loth Class pass)-Document to be uploaded 9. BOCWWB Worker Card Number (Bride/Parent of Bride Card Number, if
app1 i cable)
10. Father /Mother /Guardian Name 11. Father / Mother/Guardian Aadhaar number. 12. Permanent Address of Father /Mother/Guardian. 13. Aadhar number of the Mother of bride. 14. Death Certificate of the mother of bride - where mother of bride is
deceased
ii. Details of Bridegroom:
1. Aadhaar number of the Groom 2. Gender of the Groom 3. Mobile Number of the Groom 4. Email of the Groom 5. Date of Birth of the Groom- Document to be uploaded. 6. Caste of the Groom-Caste certificate issued by the competent authority 7. Religion of the Groom 8. Qualification of the Groom- SSC Certificate (lothClass pass)-Document to be uploaded
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9. Father/Mother/Guardian Name of the Groom 10. Father/Mother/Guardian Aadhaar number of the Groom 11. Address of Father/Mother/Guardian.
iii. e KYC of Bride, Bridegroom and Mother of Bride
4. Documents required and Field verification process
(a) Mandatory Documents
The following documents shall be considered as valid proof of eligibility for the Scheme:
| Criteria | Documents needed |
| Marriage Certificate | Marriage Certificate issued by the competent authority |
| Photos and Wedding Card | Photos of Bride and Bridegroom taken during Marriage and Wedding card |
| Caste/Community | Nativity, Community & Date of Birth Certificate(commonly known as integrated certificate) issued by the competent authority |
| Age | e KYC of Aadhaar need to be given by both Bride and Groom for age proof at the time of application |
| Education | Both Bride and Groom need to submit their SSC certificate(lOth Class pass certificate) |
| Disability | SADAREM Certificate for permanent disability |
| Widowhood | 1. Death certificate of the Ex-Husband 2. Widow Pension Card 3. Affidavit, if the above two are not available |
| Mother of Bride | 1. Aadhar number of the Mother of Bride. 2. Death Certificate of the Mother of Bride - where the mother of bride is deceased |
| Member ship of AP Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board | BOCWWB Worker Card of Bride /Parent of Bride |
| Field verification | Field verification of documents as mentioned in Para 3 |
(b) Field Verification process.
The verification of the scheme - eligibility- related details of the bride /bridegroom is done by Welfare Educational Assistants (WEA) I Ward Welfare and Development Secretary (WWDS) in the Navasakam Beneficiary Management (NBM) login after registering the application. Field verification shall be completed as below:
1. Visit the Bride's Residence for marriage confirmation 2. Neighbour Verification at Bride's Residence 3. Selfie with Bride and Bridegroom
5. Work flow of YSR Kalyanamasthu/ Shaadi Tohfa Application in NBM
Step — by — Step Service Request Work flow
Stepi: Physical application through VSWS: Bride and Bridegroom shall approach the DA/WEDPS in the Secretariat till 30 days after marriage to apply for the Scheme. The DA/WEDPS shall upload the necessary documents as mentioned in Para 4(a) in Navasakam Beneficiary Management Portal (https ://gsws-nbm.ap.gov.in/)
(OR) Direct on line: Bride and Bridegroom can directly apply for the Scheme in Navasakam Beneficiary Management Portal (https://gsws-nbm.ap.gov.in/) till 30
days after marriage by uploading the necessary documents as mentioned in Para 4(a) Step 2: Both physical and online applications shall be forwarded to WEA/WWDS.
- Step 3: The WEA /WWDS shall do field verification, e KYC of Bride, Bridegroom & Mother of the Bride and upload necessary documents as mentioned in Para 4(a) Step 4: After due field verification by WEA/WWDS, application shall be forwarded to MPDO /MC.
Step 5: The MPDO /MC shall verify all the documents and remarks by WEA/WWDS. After due verification, MPDO/MC shall forward the application to PD-DRDA.
Step 6:The PD-DRDA shall verify the documents and forwards the application for 6-step validation.
Step 7: Post 6 -step validation, provisionally eligible and ineligible lists with 1UdSOflS shaN be displayed at the Secretariat for Social Audit.
Step 8:Post Social audit, eligible applications shall be forwarded to the District Collectors for approval.
Step 9: After approval by the District Collectors, approved application shall be forwarded to the respective State Welfare Corporations.
Step 10: Payment will be processed by the respective Corporations to the mothers of the bride! bride, which is applicable.
GJAYALAKSHMI
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE-Il (Annexure to G.O. MS. No. 31 Social Welfare (EDU.II) DEPARTMENT, DATED:03.05.2023) FLOW CHART OF APPLICATION
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Bride and Bridegroom shall approach directly apply for the Scheme
DA/WEDPS in the Secretariat to apply till 30days after marriage by
for the Scheme. DA/WEDPS shall upload uploading necessary
necessary documents in the NBM portal documents in the NMB portal
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All the application shall be forwarded to WEA/WWDS
WEA/WWDS shall do field verification and e-KYC of bride and
bridegroom and mother of the bride as per the eligibility criteria
by uploading necessary documents
After field verification, application shall be forwarded to
MPDo/Mc
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MPDo/Mc shall verify and forward the application to the PD-
DRDA
PD-DRDA shall verify and forwards the application for 6—step
validation
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Post 6-step validation pcovisiona!ly eligible and ineFigible lists
shall be displayed at the Secretariat for Social Audit
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Post social Audit eligible applications shall be forwarded to
District collectors for approval,
After approval by the District Collectors approved
applications shall be forwarded to the respective state
welfare corporations.
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Payment shall be processed by the respective corporations
to the Mother of Brides/Bride, whichever is applicable.
G.JAYALAkSHMI
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT