With an aim to encourage inter-caste marriages, the Narendra Modi government is offering Rs 2.5 lakh for every inter-caste marriage with a Dalit. ‘Dr Ambedkar scheme for social Integration ...

A detailed analysis of inter-cadre deputation orders for IAS and IPS officers from 2021 to 2024 has revealed that out of 83 total inter-cadre deputations, 10 were on the grounds of marriage.

In Annihilation of Caste, B.R. Ambedkar argued that inter-caste marriage is essential for dismantling the caste system.“The real remedy,” Ambedkar writes, “for breaking caste is inter-marriage.

Maharashtra is also coming up with a law to protect and promote inter-caste marriages, the draft of which is yet to be submitted to the State. The new law will have special clauses extending ...