It is a scheme launched by the SSEPD department to provide financial incentives to persons with benchmark disabilities who get married to non-disabled persons.

Persons with benchmark disabilities and their spouses who are not disabled can apply for this scheme. The disability should be certified by a competent medical authority.

Benchmark disabilities are those disabilities that are recognized under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, and include blindness, low vision, hearing impairment, locomotor disability, intellectual disability, mental illness, and multiple disabilities.

The incentive amount is Rs. 2,50,000, which is given in installments.

No, there are no income criteria to be eligible for this scheme.

Yes, this scheme is available to residents of all districts in Odisha.

The documents required to apply for this scheme are the marriage certificate, disability certificate of the person with a disability, and the Aadhaar card of both spouses.

The application is processed within 30 days from the date of submission of the complete application along with all the required documents.

No, this scheme is only applicable to marriages between persons with benchmark disabilities and non-disabled persons.

Yes, a person with a benchmark disability who is already receiving a pension can apply for this scheme.

No, this scheme is only applicable to residents of Odisha.

No, there is no limit on the number of applications that can be accepted under this scheme.