Kalyana Lakshmi / Shaadi Mubarak
You apply for the one-time ₹1,00,116 the government gives a bride's family at her marriage (₹1,25,145 for a bride with a disability).
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Brides living in Telangana from SC, ST, BC, EBC and minority families, and their parents. Kalyana Lakshmi is for SC, ST, BC and EBC brides; Shaadi Mubarak is for minority brides.
Answer the questions below first. Then the documents and steps open.
1Your situation
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- Which of these is the bride?
- Which community does the bride belong to?
- What is the bride's parents' combined income a year?
- On the wedding day, has (or will) the bride have completed 18 and the groom 21?
- Does the bride's family live in a rural or an urban area?
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Each step below says who it is for. Confirm yours at the office, then change your answer here.
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak orders require the bride to be a resident of Telangana State. They do not say how a bride living in another state is treated. Ask at the Tahsildar office of the mandal in Telangana where you would apply (for Shaadi Mubarak, also the District Minorities Welfare Officer).
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak orders require the bride to be a resident of Telangana State. They say nothing about Indian citizens living abroad. Before applying, ask at the Tahsildar office of your mandal (for Shaadi Mubarak, also the District Minorities Welfare Officer).
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak orders require the bride to be a resident of Telangana State, and do not mention OCI cardholders. Under the Ministry of Home Affairs notification S.O. 1050(E) of 4 March 2021, an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen, and in economic and financial fields the notification does not name has the same rights as a foreigner. Before applying, ask at the Tahsildar office of your mandal (for Shaadi Mubarak, also the District Minorities Welfare Officer).
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 24
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak orders require the bride to be a resident of Telangana State. They say nothing about foreign nationals. Before applying, ask at the Tahsildar office of your mandal (for Shaadi Mubarak, also the District Minorities Welfare Officer).
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
This route does not apply to your situation
This assistance is only for brides from SC, ST, BC and EBC families (Kalyana Lakshmi) and minority families (Shaadi Mubarak).
→ For a bride with a disability, a 2019 order (G.O.Ms.No.4, BC Welfare Department) sets ₹1,25,145 irrespective of caste. We could not confirm whether that covers a bride from a community not listed here: if the bride has a disability, ask at the Tahsildar office.
Sources: 1, 5, 3, 14, 16
This route does not apply to your situation
This assistance is not given if the parents' combined income is more than ₹2,00,000 a year.
→ The income limit is checked against the bride's income certificate from MeeSeva. If you are not sure of your family's income, see how to get that certificate:
Sources: 2, 4, 6, 18, 5, 19
This route does not apply to your situation
For BC and EBC families in rural areas the income limit is ₹1,50,000 a year (G.O.Ms.No.6, BC Welfare Department, 2016). In urban areas it is ₹2,00,000.
→ The income limit is checked against the bride's income certificate from MeeSeva. If you are not sure of your family's income, see how to get that certificate:
Sources: 6, 18, 5, 19
This route does not apply to your situation
The bride must have completed 18 at the time of marriage. The online form also stops the application if the groom has not completed 21.
→ For help about the marriage of a girl under 18 or a boy under 21, see this guide:
→ A child in danger: Child Helpline 1098
Sources: 2, 4, 5, 19, 20
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
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Not older than six months from the date of marriage. The form asks for its MeeSeva number.
Sources: 2, 5, 4, 19
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The online form asks for the caste-cum-nativity certificate, and its MeeSeva number.
Sources: 2, 5, 4, 19, 20
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Any one of: birth certificate from the competent authority, Aadhaar card, voter ID card, SSC marks memo, driving licence, PAN card
Sources: 13, 19
Details
Sources: 8, 7, 9, 19, 20
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The mother's account details are compulsory. If the bride is an orphan, her own account's passbook.
Sources: 18, 19, 20, 12
Details
The online form asks for this only when the wedding date has passed.
If you don't have it: Given by the office that registered the marriage (such as the Sub-Registrar office).
Sources: 5, 19, 20
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A letter from the temple, church, mosque, Qazi, gram panchayat or other body that performed the marriage The online form asks for this only when the wedding date has passed.
Sources: 2, 4, 5, 19, 20
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Not confirmed: The Kalyana Lakshmi online form marks both as required. The orders do not say who issues them or in what form; ask at the Tahsildar office.
Sources: 19
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What the photo must look like- File for an online form: 50–150 KB, JPG/JPEG
Not confirmed: Neither the orders nor the form give a photo size or background; only the file rule: JPG, 50 to 150 KB.
The online form asks for this only when the wedding date has passed.
Sources: 1, 3, 19, 20
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What the photo must look like- File for an online form: 50–150 KB, JPG/JPEG
Not confirmed: No photo size or background is given; only the file rule: JPG, 50 to 150 KB. Ask at the MeeSeva centre or Tahsildar office what kind of photo they want.
Sources: 19, 20
Details
Sources: 2, 5, 19
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The form asks for the SADAREM ID; the certificate as a JPG under 200 KB.
Sources: 16, 19
Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this now
Make sure the bride has never received Kalyana Lakshmi or Shaadi Mubarak before.
It is given once in a lifetime. For a second marriage it is given if she never received it earlier.
Sources: 2, 4, 5, 15
- Do this now
Get the bride's income certificate and caste certificate at MeeSeva.
The income certificate must be less than six months old on the wedding date. Keep both MeeSeva numbers.
Sources: 2, 5, 4, 19, 20
- Do this now
If the wedding is over, register the marriage and get the marriage certificate.
The online form asks for it once the wedding date has passed.
Not confirmed
The BC order (G.O.Ms.No.05 of 2016) makes the marriage registration certificate compulsory; the SC, ST and minority orders do not mention it, but the online forms of both schemes ask for it. The SC/ST order (G.O.Ms.No.14, 21.10.2014) and the minority order (G.O.Ms.No.6, 27.10.2014) say the money is given before the marriage if you apply at least one month ahead. The online form takes a wedding date up to one month after the day you apply, and then does not ask for the marriage certificate, photo or letter. The BC order has no such rule. Ask at the Tahsildar office before applying ahead of the wedding.
Sources: 5, 19, 20, 2, 4
- Do this nowIf: SC or ST (a Christian ST bride: choose Minority) / BC (BC-A, BC-B or BC-D), if not a minority community / EBC (economically backward classes)
Scan each document from the original into a JPG file of 50 to 150 KB.
An application with scanned photocopies is rejected.
Sources: 19
- Do this nowIf: Minority: Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Jain, Parsi or Buddhist (including the Muslim and Sikh communities listed in BC-A and BC-B, BC-C, BC-E and Christian STs)
Make each document a JPG file of 50 to 150 KB.
Sources: 20
- Do this nowIf: SC or ST (a Christian ST bride: choose Minority) / BC (BC-A, BC-B or BC-D), if not a minority community / EBC (economically backward classes)
On the ePASS website, open "Registration" under "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam".
Fill in the bride's, mother's, groom's and marriage details, and upload the files. You can also apply through any MeeSeva centre, or at the Tahsildar office.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The orders set no application fee, and we found no MeeSeva charge for this service: ask before you pay and keep the receipt. We found no official last date for applying after the wedding. The SC/ST order (G.O.Ms.No.14, 21.10.2014) and the minority order (G.O.Ms.No.6, 27.10.2014) say the money is given before the marriage if you apply at least one month ahead. The online form takes a wedding date up to one month after the day you apply, and then does not ask for the marriage certificate, photo or letter. The BC order has no such rule. Ask at the Tahsildar office before applying ahead of the wedding.
Sources: 18, 19, 2, 5, 4
- Do this nowIf: Minority: Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Jain, Parsi or Buddhist (including the Muslim and Sikh communities listed in BC-A and BC-B, BC-C, BC-E and Christian STs)
On the ePASS website, open "Registration" under "Shaadi Mubharak".
Fill in the bride's, mother's, groom's and marriage details, and upload the files. You can also apply through any MeeSeva centre.
Open the official pageNot confirmed
The orders set no application fee, and we found no MeeSeva charge for this service: ask before you pay and keep the receipt. We found no official last date for applying after the wedding. The SC/ST order (G.O.Ms.No.14, 21.10.2014) and the minority order (G.O.Ms.No.6, 27.10.2014) say the money is given before the marriage if you apply at least one month ahead. The online form takes a wedding date up to one month after the day you apply, and then does not ask for the marriage certificate, photo or letter. The BC order has no such rule. Ask at the Tahsildar office before applying ahead of the wedding.
Sources: 18, 20, 3, 4, 2, 5
- Do this now
Print the application.
Check its status under "Print/Status" with the bride's Aadhaar number and phone number.
Open the official pageSources: 18, 21
- Do this now
The Tahsildar (MRO) checks the application and documents with field staff.
The MLA of your constituency signs the list of approved brides.
Sources: 7, 8, 9, 5
- Do this now
The assistance is ₹1,00,116, or ₹1,25,145 for a bride with a disability.
By the orders it is paid as a crossed cheque in the bride's mother's name (the father's if the mother is not alive; the bride's own if both parents are not alive). The MLA hands out the cheques one day a week at the mandal headquarters.
Not confirmed
The cheque system is from the 2016 orders. The ePASS website now says all applicants must give the bride's mother's bank account "as per the new GO", which we could not find. Ask at the Tahsildar office how the money is paid now. The government sanctioned funds for the scheme for 2025-26 (G.O.Rt.No.173, 13.11.2025).
Sources: 14, 16, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedCheck the status under "Print/Status"; if it gives no reason, ask at the Tahsildar office.
Check the status under "Print/Status"; if it gives no reason, ask at the Tahsildar office. Complain on the ePASS grievance form: choose the scheme and the grievance type that fits (such as "Application Verification Issue" or "Sanction/Release Issue"). The form asks for the application ID and a screenshot (JPG). If that does not solve it, complain on Prajavani online, or at your Collectorate if it holds Prajavani sessions.
ePASS grievance form · Open the official page
Sources: 21, 22, 23
If it is lateComplain on the ePASS grievance form and keep the ticket number.
Complain on the ePASS grievance form and keep the ticket number. For technical problems call the ePASS helpline, 040-23120311, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on working days. Then complain on Prajavani.
ePASS helpline (technical problems) · Open the official page
Sources: 22, 18, 19, 23
Official websites for this work
- ePASS (Telangana) Scholarships, fee reimbursement, Kalyana Lakshmi
Related guides
The 24 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- G.O.Ms.No.12, SCD (POA.A1), 24.09.2014: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam" for SC/ST girls, ordersScheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Eligibility criteria 1(a)–(d); income criteria 2(a); procedure 3; paras 4–6 (24-09-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.14, SCD (POA.A1), 21.10.2014: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam", partial modificationScheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Eligibility criteria 1(a)–(e); procedure 2(a), 2(b)(i)–(vii); paras 3–5 (21-10-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.4, MW (Estt.I), 25.09.2014: "Shaadi Mubaarak Scheme", ordersMinorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Eligibility criteria 1(a)–(d); income criteria 2(a); procedure 3; paras 4–6 (25-09-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.6, MW (Estt.I), 27.10.2014: "Shaadi Mubaarak Scheme", partial modificationMinorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Eligibility criteria 1(a)–(e); procedure 2(a), 2(b)(i)–(vii); paras 3–5 (27-10-2014) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.05, BCW (OP), 21.04.2016: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam" for BC/EBC girls, ordersBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Eligibility criteria 1(a)–(e); procedure 2(a), 2(b)(i)–(vii); paras 3, 4, 8, 9 (21-04-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.6, BCW (OP), 25.04.2016: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam", partial modification (income limit)Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Paras 1 and 2 (₹1,50,000 rural, ₹2,00,000 urban) (25-04-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.24, SCD (POA.A1), 24.06.2016: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam", change in certain proceduresScheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (i)–(viii) (24-06-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.18, BCW (OP), 29.06.2016: "Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam", change in certain proceduresBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (i)–(viii) (29-06-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.25, MW (Estt.I), 16.07.2016: Shaadi Mubarak Scheme, modification of procedureMinorities Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (i)–(viii) (16-07-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.34, SCD (POA.A1), 30.08.2016: cheque in the name of the father where the mother of the bride is not aliveScheduled Castes Development Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 4 (30-08-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.22, BCW (OP), 17.09.2016: cheque in the name of the father where the mother of the bride is not aliveBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 4 (17-09-2016) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.254, BCW (OP), 03.08.2017: cheque in the name of the bride if she is an orphanBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Paras 1 and 4 (03-08-2017) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.21, BCW (OP), 22.11.2017: further guidelines on documents (proof of age)Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (i)–(vi) (22-11-2017) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.8, BCW (OP), 03.04.2018: enhancement of the assistance from ₹75,116 to ₹1,00,116 from 01.04.2018Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 4 (03-04-2018) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.3, BCW (B), 26.06.2019: clarification on assistance for a second marriageBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (i)–(iv) (26-06-2019) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.4, BCW (B), 29.06.2019: ₹1,25,145 for a disabled girl, irrespective of casteBackward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Para 3 (29-06-2019) · read on 30-10-2026
- G.O.Rt.No.173, BCW (C), 13.11.2025: administrative sanction of additional funds for "Kalyana Lakshmi", 2025-26Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of Telangana (Telangana G.O.I.R.), Paras 1 and 2 (13-11-2025) · read on 30-10-2026
- Kalyana Lakshmi / Shaadi Mubharak services (Registration, Print/Status, Edit/Uploads)Telangana ePASS (Centre for Good Governance for the welfare departments), Government of Telangana, Eligibility criteria (income limits); note on the bride's mother's bank account; contact numbers · read on 02-11-2026
- Kalyan Lakshmi Marriage Form (online application)Telangana ePASS (Centre for Good Governance for the welfare departments), Government of Telangana, Caste list; bride, mother and groom details; marriage details; UPLOADS (JPG, 50–150 KB, from originals); age and date checks of the form · read on 30-10-2026
- Shaadi Mubharak online application formTelangana ePASS (Centre for Good Governance for the welfare departments), Government of Telangana, Caste list; marriage details; uploads (JPG, 50–150 KB); age and date checks of the form · read on 30-10-2026
- Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam Application Status and PrintTelangana ePASS (Centre for Good Governance for the welfare departments), Government of Telangana, Bride's Aadhaar number and phone number · read on 30-10-2026
- TG-ePASS Grievance Service: Grievance FormTelangana ePASS (Centre for Good Governance for the welfare departments), Government of Telangana, Grievance Form: Scheme (Kalyana Lakshmi Pathakam, Shaadi Mubharak Scheme); Grievance Type (Application Verification Issue, Sanction/Release Issue and others); Application Id; Grievance Screenshot (JPG/JPEG); link to the ticket status · read on 11-11-2026
- Prajavani at Praja Bhavan, effective Grievance Redressal SystemCentre for Good Governance, Government of Telangana, Project brief; roll-out table · read on 30-10-2026
- Notification S.O. 1050(E), 4 March 2021: rights of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder, under section 7B(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Para (5) (in fields the notification does not name, an OCI cardholder has the same rights as a foreigner) and Explanation (1) (an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen) (04-03-2021) · read on 30-10-2026