Government is to scrap income ceiling for cash incentive but critics say slow uptake is due to millennia-worn prejudice not economicsIndia’s government has expanded a scheme offering payment incentives to Hindus who marry members of the country’s poorest and most oppressed Dalit caste.
A scheme introduced in 2013 offered 250000 rupees (£2900) to encourage Hindus from higher castes to marry members of the Dalit (“untouchable”) community,in the hope that it would help to remove the stigma of inter-caste marriage and foster greater social cohesion. To qualify, the annual income of the spouse from the tall caste had to be less than 500000 rupees (£5800). Related: Member of India's lowest caste expected to be elected president Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com