Sarkari Yojana
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component
About Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component
The Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, introduced the “Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component” to help elderly and needy Goan artists meet the costs of a daughter’s marriage. The Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, runs the scheme, and applications in the prescribed proforma are handed in directly at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component, applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
For the Artist
Only aged and needy Goan artists who were…
Only aged and needy Goan artists who were born and raised in Goa can apply.
Recognition by the Directorate of Art & Culture,…
Recognition by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa, is required.
The artist must be 50 years old or…
The artist must be 50 years old or older.
Annual family income from every source must be…
Annual family income from every source must be ₹2,00,000/- per annum or less. For Dependent Daughter(s)
The daughters have to rely wholly on the…
The daughters have to rely wholly on the eligible Goan artist.
At the time of applying, the daughters must…
At the time of applying, the daughters must not be married.
Up to two wholly dependent unmarried daughters qualify
Up to two wholly dependent unmarried daughters qualify. Relaxation
In special circumstances, the Government can relax the…
In special circumstances, the Government can relax the artist's age criteria for deserving cases.
Benefits Provided
Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Financial Assistance
The marriage of the first wholly dependent daughter…
The marriage of the first wholly dependent daughter attracts assistance of ₹20,000/-.
For the second wholly dependent daughter's marriage, ₹15,000/-…
For the second wholly dependent daughter's marriage, ₹15,000/- is sanctioned.
The benefit covers no more than two wholly…
The benefit covers no more than two wholly dependent unmarried daughters. Disbursement
Payment is made by Electronic Clearing System mode
Payment is made by Electronic Clearing System mode.
Each eligible daughter's marriage carries a one-time grant
Each eligible daughter's marriage carries a one-time grant. Conditions
The department must be given details of the…
The department must be given details of the spending along with vouchers.
Any unspent part of the sanctioned amount has…
Any unspent part of the sanctioned amount has to be returned to the Government within 2 months of the marriage date.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
At the Time of Application
A Dependency Certificate from the authorised authority
A Dependency Certificate from the authorised authority.
The daughters' Birth Certificates
The daughters' Birth Certificates.
A Marriage Certificate or another document showing the…
A Marriage Certificate or another document showing the relationship.
Certificate of income from the Competent Authority
Certificate of income from the Competent Authority.
The Recognition Certificate given by the Directorate of…
The Recognition Certificate given by the Directorate of Art & Culture, Government of Goa. After Benefit Disbursal
An account of the expenditure incurred
An account of the expenditure incurred.
Vouchers for the marriage expenses
Vouchers for the marriage expenses.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi: Marriage Component through the offline application process outlined below.
The application form prescribed for the scheme is…
The application form prescribed for the scheme is available at the Directorate of Art & Culture office, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa; collect it from there.
Complete each mandatory field and attach copies of…
Complete each mandatory field and attach copies of every mandatory document (self-attest, if required).
Hand over the completed form with all required…
Hand over the completed form with all required documents directly at the Directorate of Art & Culture, Sanskruti Bhavan, Patto, Panaji, Goa. Post-Application Processes
The Directorate refers the application to the sub-committee,…
The Directorate refers the application to the sub-committee, which examines it thoroughly in light of the Director's recommendations.
Constituted by the Government, the sub-committee meets whenever…
Constituted by the Government, the sub-committee meets whenever needed to look at the applications received. It recommends the names of artists it considers fit for the scheme and decides the amount of assistance for each needy artist.
The Government's approval for releasing the assistance is…
The Government's approval for releasing the assistance is obtained once the committee has decided the amount.
On receiving Government approval, the Director credits the…
On receiving Government approval, the Director credits the one-time assistance to the eligible applicant's bank account by Electronic Clearing System mode.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.