With an aim to encourage inter-caste ... Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, in that order, are allowed to submit the maximum proposals. The scheme’s stated ...

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.

Despite legal protections, such as the Special Marriage Act, 1954, as well as initiatives such as the Ambedkar Scheme for Social Integration through Inter-Caste Marriages, under which an incentive of ...

In 2017, the Centre had announced a scheme with an incentive of ₹2.5 lakh. Maharashtra Social Justice Minister Rajkumar Badole said that an inter-caste marriage is one of the most effective ways ...