JAMMU: Minister of State for Social Welfare Asiea Naqash informed the house that Rs 12.21 crore have been provided under Marriage Assistance Scheme (MAS) to 3117 beneficiaries of various districts of the state.
Replying to a question by Surinder Kumar Chaudhary in the upper house today, the Minister said that Marriage Assistance Scheme has been implemented in all the 22 districts of the state.
The Minister said it is a fact that a number of girls have been left out from the survey conducted by the Deputy Commissioners of concerned districts during 2012-13. She said as per the present scheme/directions of J&K High Court, the benefit is being given to only those girls who are included in the survey.
She, however, said the High Court in its latest decision has directed the Social Welfare Department to conduct fresh survey to identify the girls who are living Below Poverty Line (BPL) and not included in the survey conducted earlier. The Minister assured the house that the fresh survey would be conducted shortly.
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