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  2. List of schemes of the government of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Updated in 2018 [9] [54] [55] [10] [11] Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana: 20 February 2016: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department: Rural Housing: Assistance to registered construction workers for construction of pucca houses [56] [57] Anwesha Scheme: 21 December 2015: SC&ST Development & Minorities & Backward Classes welfare Department ...

  3. Odia Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    There is the custom of sending betel nuts to family friends for inviting them to the marriage. The first invitation is sent to the family deity as a respect to the lord. [1] The marriage happens in three major rituals, Nirbandha (fixing the marriage), Bahaghara (wedding) and Chauthi (Chaturthi) (consummation). A marriage is not considered ...

  4. Sitalsasthi - Wikipedia

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    Before the marriage with Parvati, Shiva wanted to test her, to know how deeply she loves him. He incarnated himself as a batu brahmana (Short heighted Brahmin) and told Parvati that, Oh! Parvati, you are young and beautiful, why do you choose to marry an old fellow who lives in smasana (GraveYard), wears tree bark and snakes as ornaments.

  5. Festivals of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    After the marriage is fixed, deities of the locality and general public are invited to the ceremony. The general public also financially contributes to the ceremony. Sitalasasthi is also celebrated in many parts of South Ddisha mainly in Ganjam district and Brahmapur. [25] The marriage ceremony is undertaken on the sixth day of Jyeshtha month ...

  6. Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan - Wikipedia

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    Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan is a social welfare scheme launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India in February 2019 [1] for poor labourers in the unorganised sector from minimum 18 years of age to maximum 40 years.

  7. Arranged marriage in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    With the expanding social reform and female emancipation that accompanied economic and literacy growth after independence, many commentators predicted the gradual demise of arranged marriages in India, and the inexorable rise of so-called "love marriages" (i.e. where the initial contact with potential spouses does not involve the parents or family members). [2]

  8. Inter-caste marriages in India - Wikipedia

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    The probability of inter-caste marriages was found to increase by 36% with a 10-year increase in education of the husband's mother. [ 10 ] [ dubious – discuss ] In a 2010 report, the National Commission for Women (NCW) documented 326 cases of honour crime in the past year, the majority of which were due to inter-caste marriages .

  9. Culture of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    The Saree of Odisha is much in demand throughout the entire world. The different colours and varieties of sarees in Odisha make them very popular among the women of the state. The handloom sarees available in Odisha can be of four major types; these are Sambalpuri kapta, Sambalpuri Bandha, Sambalpuri Bomkai and Sambalpuri Saptaper. Odisha ...