wbcdwdsw.gov.in Rupashree Prakalpa Scheme : Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare

Organisation : Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Government of West Bengal
Scheme Name : Rupashree Prakalpa
Applicable States/ UTs : All districts of West Bengal
Website : https://wcdsw.wb.gov.in/
Download Guidelines : https://www.indianin.org/uploads-new/pdf2018/1090Guidelines.pdf

WB CDWDSW Rupashree Prakalpa Scheme

1. In 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.

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2. Rupashree Prakalpa will come into effect on 01 April, 2018 and will be applicable for all marriages effected from 01 April, 2018.
3. The scheme will be implemented in all districts of West Bengal.

Eligibility Criteria

This scheme shall apply to any woman who proposes to be married if her application satisfies the following criteria :
a) The applicant has attained the age of 18 years
b) She is unmarried on the date of submitting her application.
c) The proposed marriage is her first marriage.

d) She was born in West Bengal OR she has been a resident of West Bengal for the last 5 years OR her parents are permanent residents of West Bengal.
e) Her family income is not greater than Rs. 1.50 lakhs per annum.
f) Her prospective groom has attained the age of 21 years.

g) She has an active bank account for which she is the sole account-holder. The bank account must be in a bank that has an IFS Code and an MICR code and transacts e-payments though NEFT.

How To Apply

The Scheme’s Application form will be available free-of-cost from the following offices:
a) Office of the Block Development Officer in case the applicant resides in a rural area
b) Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer in case the applicant resides in Municipal area
c) Office of the Municipal Commissioner in case the applicant resides in a Municipal Corporation area

Required Documents

The following documents / certifications must be submitted along with the application form :
a) Proof of applicant’s age :
Self-attested photo-copy of any one of the following :
** Birth Certificate
** Voter ID card
** PAN Card
** Madhyamik Admit card
** AADHAR card
** Government recognized School Leaving Certificate

b) Never-married Status: Self-declaration
c) Family income: Self-declaration
d) Proof of Residence: Self-Declaration

e) Bank Account : Self-attested photo-copy of page of bank book which provides complete details of the account holder’s name, account no., bank address, IFS Code and MICR No. and other details

f) Proof of proposed marriage :
Any one of the following :
** Marriage Invitation Card – Self Declaration.
** Notice for Registration of Marriage – Self Declaration.

g) Proof of prospective groom’s age :
Photocopy of any one of the following :
** Birth Certificate
** Voter ID card
** PAN Card
** Madhyamik Admit card
** AADHAR card
** Government recognized School Leaving Certificate

h) Coloured passport size photographs of the applicant and the prospective groom.

3. The completed Application Form, along with all other necessary documents and certifications must be submitted to the Office of the Block Development Officer, Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer or Office of the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation under which the applicant’s residence is located

** AND must be submitted not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date of the proposed marriage.

Application Form

Go to the Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare official website.
Click the New/Notice Tab then click Rupashree Prakalpa form option. Application Form Will be displayed

Download Application form and Please follow the below steps

Download Application Form :
www.indianin.org/wp-content/uploads/pdf2018/1090rupashreeform.pdf

Applicant Details :
Step 1 : Enter Your Name [Must be spelt in your account pass book]
Step 2 : Enter Your Date of Birth [DD/MM/YYYY]
Step 3 : Enter Your Proposed of Marriage Date [DD/MM/YYYY]
Step 4 : Enter Your Mothers Name[Aangi]
Step 5 : Enter Your Fathers Name[Aarul]
Step 6 : Paste your recent color photo on the right top corner

Address Details  :
Step 7 : Enter your House No
Step 8 : Enter your Road/Street Name [Alipurduar]
Step 9 : Enter your Nearest police station [Alipurduar]
Step 10 : Enter your Nearest Post office [Alipurduar]
Step 11 : Enter your G.P Ward Number [18]
Step 12 : Enter your Block/SD Municipality Corportaion number [18 main Block]
Step 13 : Enter your District Name [Alipurduar]
Step 14 : Enter your State Name [West Bengal]
Step 15 : Enter your Pin code Number [731621]

Other Details  :
Step 16 : Select Your Educational Level [Primary/Secondary/Graduate]
Step 17 : Select Your Caste [GEN/OBC/ST/SC]
Step 18 : Select your Religion [Hinduism/Muslims/Christianity]

Bank Details  :
Step 19 : Enter Your Contact Mobile Number [9876543210]
Step 20 : Enter Your Account Number [IDBI120057856331]
Step 21 : Enter IFSC Code [IDBI000S199]
Step 22 : Enter MICR Code [731019302]
Step 23 : Enter Bank Name [Indian Bank]
Step 24 : Enter Branch Name[Suri]
Step 25 : Enter Branch Address [Keshari Market Suri Masjid Road Suri 731101]

Groom Details :
Step 1 : Enter Your Groom Name in full [Aashirbd]
Step 2 : Enter Your Groom Date of Birth [DD/MM/YYYY]
Step 3 : Enter Your Groom Mothers name [AAtamja]
Step 4 : Enter Your Groom Fathers Name [AAyamaun]
Step 5 : Paste on your groom recent color photograph

Groom Address Details  :
Step 7 : Enter your Groom House No [45]
Step 8 : Enter your Groom Road/Street Name [Alipurduar]
Step 9 : Enter your Groom Nearest police station [Alipurduar]
Step 10 : Enter your Groom Nearest Post office [Alipurduar]
Step 11 : Enter your Groom G.P Ward Number [Alipurduar]
Step 12 : Enter your Groom Block/SD Municipality Corportaion number [18 Main Block]
Step 13 : Enter your Groom District Name [Alipurduar]
Step 14 : Enter your Groom State Name [West Bengal]
Step 15 : Enter your Groom Pin code Number [700129]

If the application is complete in all respect and all the required documents are attached, the receiving officer will mark the entry in the Rupashree Register as “Accepted”, and return a duly signed and stamped Acknowledgement Slip to the applicant.

Method of disbursement

1. The scheme’s financial benefit will be paid by direct bank transfer to a bank account held singly in the name of the applicant.

Operational Guidelines

Application Processing Cycle

Application forms :
** Un-numbered Application forms (Appendix I) will be free of cost, and will be available at all Block, Sub-Divisional and Municipal Corporation Offices around the year.
** It can be downloaded from the website wbcdwdsw.gov.in

Submission of Application

Submission of application forms & registration of the same :
** The applicant will submit the completed application form and all supporting documents to the Block, Sub-Divisional or Municipal Corporation Office under which her residence is located.

1. Generate an Application number (Format: 3-digit running serial number / Financial Year) in the Rupashree Register, and fill in all the sections marked ‘for official use’ on the Application Form

2. If the application is complete in all respect and all the required documents are attached, the receiving officer will mark the entry in the Rupashree Register as “Accepted”, and return a duly signed and stamped Acknowledgement Slip to the applicant.

Verification

Verification of the Application and Enquiry Report :
** Each application will be assigned to an Enquiry Officer, who will conduct a field verification and submit an Enquiry Report in the format provided in Appendix III

** They will jointly visit the residence of the applicant and enquire about the probable marriage for which the assistance is applied. They

** If the applicant is a resident of a Municipality, similar enquiry will be done through two officers of sub-division and or Municipality under the supervision of SDO.

Sanction / Rejection of the Application

The Sanctioning officer shall sanction all applications that have been successfully verified, and reject those that have a negative report or are ineligible in the format provided in Appendix III

Direct Bank Transfer for sanctioned applications through IFMS :
** The Drawing and Disbursing Officer will, based on fund availability, transfer the sanctioned grant through IFMS to the bank account of the applicant.
** The Fund transfer must be executed at least five days before the date of proposed marriage.

Scheme Monitoring

** The scheme will be monitored at State, District and Sub-divisional levels for effective implementation.