Karnataka govt launches schemes for financially backward Brahmins

A yr after its creation, the Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board has determined to launch two marriage schemes for betterment of the Brahmin neighborhood within the state. The two schemes – named ‘Arundhati’ and ‘Maitreyi’ intention to supply financial advantages to brides from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) amongst Brahmins.
According to the studies, one of many two schemes supply monetary bonds to Brahmin ladies who marry monks from economically weak background and the opposite intends to supply Rs 25,000 every for the wedding of 550 ladies from economically weak households from the neighborhood.
Under the Arundhati scheme, 550 Brahmin ladies from poor background will likely be offered Rs 25,000 every for his or her marriage. The Maitreyi scheme will grant a monetary bond of Rs 3 lakh, which is for use over three years, for 25 ladies who marry Brahmin monks from poor background.
The Maitreyi scheme would require the {couples} to remain married for 3 years to avail the whole bond of Rs 3 lakh. The installments of Rs 1 lakh will likely be paid on the finish of every yr of the wedding, mentioned Board chairman HS Sachidananda Murthy.
Speaking to the media, Murthy mentioned that they’ve obtained the federal government’s approval to launch the schemes – ‘Arundhati’ and ‘Maitreyi’ and funds have been put aside. We are within the technique of chalking out the procedures to avail these funds. This is a part of our efforts to help weaker sections of the neighborhood, he mentioned.
“Initially, the Maitreyi scheme with the Rs 3 lakh financial bond was proposed in the name of the bride who marries BPL Brahmin farmers or cooks or priests. However, during my tour across the state, I found that priests were economically very weak and we decided to launch the programme for their benefit to start with,” he added.
Scholarship for Brahmins, month-to-month honorarium for getting skilled to rituals
The Brahmin Board, along with monetary assist for marriages, has give you varied social welfare schemes for Brahmins. The authorities had allotted Rs 25 crore of funds funds when it had introduced by the creation of the boared in 2018-19 interval. The board was created on the finish of 2019 when the BJP authorities headed by BS Yediyurappa got here to energy.
The authorities has additionally launched one other scheme during which Rs 500 a month will likely be offered to just about 4,000 people who’s skilled in puja rituals and sandhya vandana (night prayers). The age restrict for this scheme is between 8-80 years. Around three per cent of the six crore inhabitants in Karnataka belongs to the Brahmin neighborhood.
According to Chariman Murthy, a further Rs 14 crore has additionally been put aside to assist college students from poor Brahmin households within the type of scholarships, cost of charges and offering coaching to those that have handed the preliminary stage of examinations such because the UPSC.
The beneficiaries can avail the advantages by certifying that they don’t personal 5 or extra acres of agricultural land, a residential flat that’s greater than 1,000 sq ft, that they don’t belong to backward courses or scheduled castes and that the household revenue is under Rs 8 lakh every year.