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In India, inter-caste marriages were publicly encouraged and supported by the incumbent government under Narendra Modi by the offering of financial encouragement to those who marry people from lower castes, [3] C. N. Annadurai, the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, [4] and social activists such as Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, [5] [need quotation ...
Nepal has many castes and inter-caste marriage is generally considered taboo. However, this kind of marriage has been gradually gaining acceptance. In 1854, the Government of Nepal passed the "Muluki Ain" civil code commissioned by Jung Bahadur Rana. [4] [5] This law outlawed marriage between people of a lower caste with those of a higher caste ...
The Special Marriage Act, 1954 is an act of the Parliament of India with provision for secular civil marriage (or "registered marriage") for people of India and all Indian nationals in foreign countries, irrelevant of the religion or faith followed (both for inter-religious couples and also for atheists and agnostics) by either party. [1]
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In 2009, the Government of Nepal announced that it would give a sum of रू100,000 Nepalese rupees (roughly US$1,350 [10]) away to couples who have an inter-caste marriage. [11] The recipients would have to claim the sum within 30 days of the marriage. [ 11 ]
Free education to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students as determined by lottery. [58] [59] Akankshya Yojana: 21 December 2015: SC&ST Development & Minorities & Backward Classes welfare Department: Tribal Development: Hostels for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students in higher education fields [60] [61] Ahar Yojana
The Arya Marriage Validation Act, 1937 (Act No. 19 of 1937) is a legislation enacted by the British government in India during the pre-independence era to recognize inter marriages among Arya Samajis.
The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) is a constitutional body under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.It was originally a statutory body established in 1993 through the National Commission for Backward Classes Act of 1993.