1. Eligibility Criteria:
(a) The unmarried girl shall belong to ST community
(b) The unmarried girl shall be a resident of Andhra Pradesh State
(c) The unmarried girl should have completed 18 years of age at the time of marriage
(d) The Wedding of the ST girl shall be on or after 01-04-2015.
2. Income Criteria:
(a) The combined income of the Parents shall not exceed Rs.2,50,000/- per annum.
3. Procedure for application and processing:
(a) Applications shall apply online for the Andhra Pradesh “Giriputhrika Kalyana Pathakam” by accessing the website http://epasswebsite.cgg.gov.in through any MEESEVA Center.
(b) The following certificates shall be attached:
(i) Date of birth – Issued by the Competent Authority through MEESEVA Center.
(ii) Caste Certificate – Issued by the Competent Authority through MEESEVA Center.
(iii) Income Certificate (the certificate shall be latest and shall not be older than 6 months from the date of marriage)
(iv) Aadhaar Card of the bride and bride groom to be scanned and uploaded
(v) A scanned copy of the first page of Bank Pass Book (Savings Account) containing the photo of the bride and the account details in the name of the bride.
(vi) Wedding Card
(vii) Wedding Photograph.
(viii) Letter by the Gram Panchayat/ Church/ Mosque/ any other authority/ institution which has performed the marriage to be scanned and uploaded.
(ix) SSC Memo (Optional)
4. This scheme cannot be combined with any other scheme such as the incentive award for inter-caste marriage.
5. This is only a onetime financial assistance and can be availed only once in the life time of an ST girl.
6. The Project Officer, ITDA/District Tribal Welfare Officer of the Tribal Welfare Department shall process the applications and after due verification of the documents, sanction the amount, to be payable in the Bank Account of the Bride as furnished on the online system. All such claims shall be made through unloading online bills for the scheme.
