Marriage Assistance

The Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) of the respective district shall, on application from a registered manual worker after due verification sanction a sum of Rs. 3,000/- for Men and Rs. 5,000/- for women, as assistance to meet the marriage expenses of the registered manual workers or of the son or daughter of the registered manual worker, as the case may be, on fulfilling the following conditions.

• The family can avail this assistance only twice.
• A registered construction worker can avail this assistance for his first marriage/or for his son or daughter.
• The person for whose marriage the assistance is sought shall have attained the age prescribed by law for marriage.
• The application shall be in Form – F.
• Where both husband and wife are registered manual workers, husband alone shall be eligible for this assistance.

( Clause 16 (1)(2)(3)&(4) of T.N.C.W.W.S, 1994) (Marriage Assistance Enhanced vide G.O No 39 (Labour & Employment (I2) Department) dated 28.02.2011)