Indiramma marriage gift: Rs 1,00,000 plus 10g gold (Hindu) / Rs 1,60,000 (minority)

The manifesto highlights promised an enhanced Indiramma marriage gift of Rs 1,00,000 plus 10 grams of gold for Hindu brides and Rs 1,60,000 for minority brides. The pre-existing Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak marriage-assistance schemes continue to operate, but at the earlier flat rate of Rs 1,00,116, unchanged since March 2018, for both Hindu SC/ST/BC/EBC brides and minority brides alike. Neither the promised 10 grams of gold for Hindu brides nor the enhanced Rs 1,60,000 for minority brides has been introduced; the minority rate in particular remains well below the promised figure. Because the pre-existing scheme continues without the promised enhancements, the verdict is pending on the enhancement itself, while acknowledging that marriage assistance in some form continues to be paid. Budget: the existing schemes carry substantial annual allocations and disbursements, but no approved-source evidence of a budget provision for the promised enhanced amounts was found.