Odisha launches website for inter-caste marriages, hikes incentive to ₹2.5 lakh

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday launched SUMANGAL web portal (sumangal.odisha.gov.in) that would help inter-caste couples get an incentive within 60 days of application. He also announced a hike in the incentive from ₹1 lakh to ₹2.5 lakh. To get the one-time incentive, the marriage should be between upper-caste Hindus and Hindus from Scheduled Castes.