CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: A grand mass marriage ceremony was held in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, under the Chief Minister’s Mass Marriage Scheme. A total of 181 couples entered into matrimony at the programme. Of these, 170 Hindu couples were married according to traditional rituals, while the nikah of 11 Muslim couples was performed in accordance with their religious customs.
State Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi was prominently present at the ceremony. Blessing the newly married couples, he wished them a happy and successful married life. He said the mass marriage scheme is an important initiative for economically weaker families. Through it, needy families are able to arrange the marriages of their daughters with dignity.
At the programme, marriages of couples from the Hindu and Muslim communities were conducted according to their respective religious traditions. The event also conveyed a message of social harmony and mutual brotherhood. Family members and guests extended their good wishes to the newlyweds.
The objective of the Chief Minister’s Mass Marriage Scheme is to provide assistance with marriage expenses to economically weaker families and to ensure that daughters’ marriages are conducted in a dignified manner. Eligible families from various sections are given benefits through the scheme.
Public representatives, administrative officials and employees of the Social Welfare Department were present at the ceremony. At the end of the event, wishes were expressed for the bright future of the newly married couples and for a happy married life.
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