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Rupashree Prakalpa

Name of  the Department/Section

District Social Welfare Department (Rupashree Prakalpa)

About Rupashree Prakalpa

  • At the State Budget for the financial year 2018-19 tabled on 31st January 2018, the Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of West Bengal, announced a one-time financial grant of Rs. 25,000 for economically stressed families at the time of their adult daughters’ marriages.
  • The grant, to be provided under the name of “Rupashree Prakalpa”, is aimed at mitigating the difficulties that poor families face in bearing the expenditure of their daughters’ marriages, for which they often have to borrow money at very high interest rates.
  • Rupashree Prakalpa will come into effect on 01 April, 2018 and will be applicable for all marriages effected from 01 April, 2018.
  • The scheme will be implemented in all districts of West Bengal.

 

List of Citizen Services offered by the Department / Section along with location and contact details for availing such services in the following format:

Sl No. Details of Citizen Services
1.

Rupashree Prakalpa

Address: Office of the District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas, 25 Belvedere Rd, Alipore , Kolkata, West Bengal 700027, 7th floor new Treasury Building.

List of Scheme running by Department along with details of the scheme and contact person details as follows:

Scheme Name Scheme Details Eligibility Criteria How to Apply
Rupashree Prakalpa

25000/-

(One Time Grant)
  • a) Be at least 18 years old
  • b) Be unmarried on the day she submits her application
  • c) Be a resident of West Bengal or have been a resident for the last 5 years
  • d) Have a family income of no more than Rs. 1.50 lakhs per year
  • e) Have a prospective groom who is at least 21 years old
  • f)Have an active bank account in her name that is in a bank with an IFS code and MICR code
  • g) Have the bank account transact e-payments through NEFT
  • h)Have her proposed marriage be her first marriage

Apply Offline (BDO/SDO office with prescribe form)

 

Name of the Officer-in-Charge of the Department /Section along with designation and contact details

Sl No

Name

Designation

Section/Department Contact Details

Section/Department E-mail ID

1

 Prasun Kumar Dhara

O.C Kanyashree

Address: Office of the District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas, 25 Belvedere Rd, Alipore , Kolkata, West Bengal 700027, 7th floor new Treasury Building

 rupashrees24pgs@gmail[dot]com