Marriage Incentive Awards

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

A B S T R A C T

Dept. for Women Children Disabled & Senior Citizens – Enhancement of Marriage Incentive Awards for marriages between Persons with Disabilities and normal persons from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- Certain Comprehensive Guidelines for sanction and disbursement to the individuals – Orders – Issued.

DEPT. FOR WOMEN CHILDREN DISABLED & SENIOR CITIZENS (DW)

     G.O.Ms.No. 14                                                       Dt: 20 .03.2012.

1. G.O.Ms.No.165, Social Welfare (G2) Dept., dt: 25.07.1985.

2. G.O.Ms.No.149, Social Welfare (K) Dept., dt: 11.10.1994.

3. G.O.Ms.No.18, WDCW & DW (DW.A1) Dept., dt: 19.06.2008.

4. G.O.Ms.No.34, Dept. for WCD & SC, dt: 22.07.2011.

5. From the Director, Disabled Welfare, Hyderabad,Lr.No.B2/1585/2011, dt: 29.12.2011.

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O R D E R:

In the G.O. 4th read above, orders were issued enhancing the amount of Marriage Incentive Award from Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- for the Marriages between differently abled persons and normal persons from the date of issue of this orders.

2. The Director, Disabled Welfare, Hyderabad has sent Comprehensive Guidelines and Application Form for sanction and disbursement of Marriage Incentive Awards and requested for approval of the same.

3. After careful consideration of the matter, Government have decided to issue the Comprehensive Guidelines in Annexure – I and Application Formate of ( A ), ( B )

and ( C ) in Annexure – II for the Marriages between Persons with Disabilities and

normal persons.

4. The Director, Department for the Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens,

Hyderabad is requested to follow the above guidelines scrupulously while sanction

the marriage incentive awards for marriages between Persons with Disabilities and

normal persons.

5. The Guidelines will be comes into force from the date of issue of the G.O. Ms. No. 34,  Department for Women Children Disabled and Senior Citizens, Dt:22.07.2011.

6. The Commissioner / Director, Welfare of Disabilities and Senior Citizens, Hyderabad  shall facilitate on - live applications disposed thereof and monitory etc.,

for which purpose the Annexures may be appropriately modified.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

P.V. RAMESH

PRL. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

1.Comprehensive Guidelines for sanction of Incentive Award for

Marriage between Person with Disability and Normal Person

(a) Government issued orders for sanction of Incentive Award for the marriage between Person with Disability (PwDs) and normal person, irrespective of category of the handicap so as to mainstream the Persons with Disabilities in the society and enable them to lead a normal life and also to encourage the normal person to marry the Person with Disability. With the intention of providing timely incentives on time to genuine persons, to avoid misutilisation of such Incentive and to streamline sanction, drawal and disbursement of incentives, the Government hereby prescribe the following

comprehensive guidelines for sanction of marriage incentive award for marriage between PwDs and normal person in respect of all the cases from now onwards, including pending cases:

2. Eligibility:

(a) Cash incentive award can be given to either of the spouse with disability if a normal person marries a Person with Disability. Either of spouse should have not availed the incentive award under this scheme earlier.

(b) The bridegroom and the bride must have completed 21 years and 18

years of age respectively at the time of the marriage.

3. Definition of Persons with Disabilities:

(a) Definitions of Persons with Disabilities and categories for the purpose of

Incentive Award shall be as stipulated in the G.O.Ms.No.31, Department for Women, Children, Disabled & Senior Citizens (DW),dt.1.12.2009 with it’s amendments/ modifications from time to time read with the Persons with Disabilities Act.

4. Application Form:

(a) The Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens shall

make available online the application form apart from making them at Offices of Assistant Directors, Disabled Welfare at district headquarters

available to the Persons with Disabilities. A application form is enclosed

in Ann-I.

(b) In respect of pending applications, if any of the information in prescribed proforma is found to be missing the same shall be obtained from the applicant immediately.

5. Time Limit for Submission of Application:

(a) The application in the prescribed form either online or hard copy should

be submitted to the concerned Assistant Director, Welfare of Disabled &

Sr. Citizens in the District where the couple is residing within one year

from the date of marriage who shall given an online or acknowledgement

in hard copy as case may be within 3 days giving number to the applicants.

6. Filling up of Application Forms and Enclosures:

(A) Eligible Couple shall apply in the prescribed format for Incentive award along with self attested copies of the following certificates:

i) Disability Certificate Issued by District Medical Board as notified by the Government.

(ii) Marriage Registration Certificate issued by the competent registration authority of marriages.

(iii) Three Post Card Size Joint Photograph of the couple self attested

(iv) Residential certificate issued by the Tahsildar or Residential Proof

(Ration Card/ Aadhaar Card)

7. Registration of Application;-

(a) The Assistant Director, Disabled Welfare Department on receipt of filled in applications in full shape along with required certificates shall Cause -

(i)                    it’s essential details to be entered in the Record of Marriage Incentive Awards and a computer generated common seniority number shall be assigned irrespective of category of the disability.

(ii)              Computer generated acknowledgement be given, to the applicant or his authorized representative in case of hand

delivery, and its dispatch by post in other cases and the

acknowledgement shall specify, inter alia, the seniority number

and date of receipt of the application.

8. Preliminary Scrutiny of the application;-

(a) On receipt of an application under Incentive Award the Assistant Director, Disabled Welfare shall satisfy him/herself that the application is complete and in case where the Assistant Director finds any lacunae in the application, he/she shall direct the applicant within 3 days from the receipt of the application to rectify such lacunae within a reasonable time limit. Such

incomplete applications should not be assigned Seniority number.

(b) On receipt of the prescribed application in full shape, the Assistant Director shall forward the application to the concerned Verification Officer within three working days from the date of receipt of the application.

9. Verification:

(a) Tahsildars are designated as Verification officers for the purpose of

Marriage Incentive Awards.

(b) On receipt of the application from the Assistant Director the

Verification Officer shall undertake physical verification of the

couple, certificates and other relevant details. The Verification

Officer shall inform the date of the verification to the couple in

advance.

(c) The couple shall be physically present on date of visit of the

Verification Officer along with required original certificates and

with other details.

(d) Verification Officer shall (i) verify identity of applicant (ii) shall

verify the disability of persons with reference to the disability

certificate, (iii) the fact of marriage or otherwise (iv) whether such

marriage is first marriage or whether applicant or spouse has

availed same benefit earlier or not

(e) After verification of the genuineness of the application the

Verification officer shall forward the report along with application

to the Assistant Director within 20 days from the receipt of the

application.

10. Sanction and Disbursement of Marriage Incentive Award

(a) The Collector & District Magistrate shall be the sanctioning

authority for Marriage Incentive Award.

(b) The Assistant Director shall ensure that either spouse should not

have availed the incentive award under this scheme in the District or any other district in the State.

(c) Sanctions shall be accorded strictly following the common Disability Seniority.

(d) On receipt of the verification report and application form the Verification Officer, the Assistant Director after thorough scrutiny with reference to the guidelines and other relevant rules shall submit proposal for Marriage Incentive Award to Collector & District Magistrate for approval.

(e) The District Collector shall satisfy himself and accord sanction subject availability of budget.

(f) Copy of the sanction order of Marriage Incentive Award by District Collector shall be marked to the concerned Verification Officer for information, applicant and Assistant Director, Disabled Welfare apart from uploading the same.

(g) The amount of Marriage Incentive Award shall be disbursed to the Couple through account payee cheque in the name spouse with disability the spouses. Joint Photograph of the couple attested by the Gazetted Officer shall be pasted on the acquittance register for proper identification.

(h) The names of couple who are sanctioned Marriage Incentive Awards sanctioned shall be displayed on the web-site of the District and State Department of Disabled & Senior Citizens Welfare along with scanned Joint Photograph of the Couple.

(i) If rejected, the reasons thereof shall be intimated to the applicant by the Assistant Director, Disabled & Senior Citizens Welfare.

11. Review by District Collector:

The District Collector shall review periodically with the Assistant Director, Disabled Welfare and the Verification Officers and other Departments to ensure that the objective of the scheme is fully achieved and to sort out problems if any.

12. Action for fraudulently availing any benefit meant for Persons

with Disabilities:

Those who fraudulently avail or attempt even after having availed once

the same benefit shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with both as prescribed under Section 69 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995. In such cases, the Assistant Director, who is the sanctioning authority shall initiate action accordingly, besides recovery of disbursed amount with 12% interest.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

DEPARTMENT FOR THE WELFARE OF DISABLED & SENIOR CITIZENS

APPLICATION FOR SANCTION OF MARRIAGE INCENTIVE AWARD FOR

MARRIAGE BETWEEN DISABLED & NORMAL PERSON

PART – A

(To be filled in by the Couple)

I.Details of Person with Disabilities(Spouse)

a) Full Name                   :Surname:                                Name:

b) Sex (Male/Female)      :

c) Nature of disability      :

d) Father’s Name            :

e) Date of Birth               :

f) Age at the time

of marriage                               :

g) Religion and Caste               :

h) Educational  Qualifications   :

                  

	Roll No.	Name of the Institution and address
10th Class
Intermediate
Degree
Post Graduation

i) Native Place & Address                             :

j) Present Place of living and Address          :

k) Occupation                                    :

l) SADAREM ID No. (If any)                :

m) Aadhar card No. (If any)               :

n) Ration card No.(If any)                  :

o) Contact Phone Nos.                        :

p) Mail-ID (if any)                              :

II.Details of Normal Person(Spouse)

a) Full Name                             : Surname:                               Name:

b) Sex (Male/Female)                         :

c) Father’s Name                                :

d) Date of Birth                                  :

e) Age at the time of marriage            :

f) Religion and Caste                          :

g) Educational Qualifications              :

h) Native Place & Address                  :

i) Present Place of living and Address           :

j) Occupation                                     :

k) Aadhar card No. (If any)                :

l) Ration card No.(If any)                             :

m) Contact Phone No.                        :

n) Mail-ID (if any)                              :

III. Date and place of Marriage             :

IV. Certificates Enclosed (Self attested copies):

(i) Disability Certificate Issued by                                                       : YES/NO

District Medical Board as notified by the Government

(ii) Marriage Registration Certificate issued by the competent             : YES/NO

Registration Authority of Marriages

(iii) Three Post Card Size Joint Photograph of the couple                     : YES/NO

self attested.

(iv) Residential certificate issued by the Tahsildars /                          : YES/NO

Residential Proof (Ration Card / Aadhaar Card)

V. Declaration of Husband & Wife

We certify that the information furnished above is true and correct. We also certify that we have not claimed the Marriage Incentive Award previously. If in any case, the information submitted by us is proved to be wrong at any time, we understand we are liable for prosecution entailing of Rs.20000/-, imprisonment up to 2 years and recovery of Marriage Incentive Award paid along with 12% interest thereon

Signature of Normal Person                                   Signature of Person with Disability

Date :

Place :

PART - B

(to be filled in by the Verification Officer)

I have verified the contents of the application with Original

Certificates and physically identified the Couple and certify that :

i) The Couple are married and living together        :Yes/ No

ii) Joint Photographs of the couple                         : Correct/Incorrect

iii) Disability Certificate                                          : Correct/Incorrect

iv) Marriage Registration Certificate                       : Correct/Incorrect

v) Residential Certificate/Proof of Address             : Correct/Incorrect

vi) As per enquiry the coupled have not

availed the incentive award earlier                           :Correct/Incorrect

I recommend for sanction of Marriage Incentive Award

(or)

I do not recommend for sanction of Marriage Incentive Award for the

following reasons :

a)

b)

c)

a) Name of the Verification Officer      :

b) Designation                                   :

c) Office Address                               :

Signature of the Verification

Officer with Stamp

Date :

Place :

PART – C

(To be filled in by the Sanctioning authority)

I have scrutinized the application form bearing number dt………,

enclosures and Verification Report of the Verification Officer …………….

Dt……………. with reference to the guidelines and other relevant rules and

sanction the request for the Marriage Incentive Award to the applicant vide

Procs.No.______________, dt._____________.

(or)

Reject the same for the following reasons:-

Date :                                                              Collector and District Magistrate

Place :