SRINAGAR, Oct. 22 -- Jammu and Kashmir government has disbursed Rs 700 crore to beneficiaries under the StateMarriageAssistanceScheme since 2015.

This year so far, the government has disbursed Rs 150 crore to the unmarried girls from financially weak families.

Under the scheme, an unmarried girl from an Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) family is given Rs 75000 cashassistanceformarriage. Likewise, the girl from the Priority Household (PHH) family is entitled to Rs 50,000 cashassistance. The girls can apply online, and after a background check, the money is transferred directly into their accounts.

In 2022, the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council restructured the StateMarriageAssistanceScheme to provide benefits to all Antyodaya Anna Yoj...