Haryana Orphan Daughter Marriage Grant: Rs 51,000 for an Ex-Serviceman’s Daughter’s Wedding — Full Details

In Haryana, the government gives a one-time grant of Rs 51,000 for the marriage of the orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman. This scheme belongs to the Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, Government of Haryana, and the money comes from the Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund. The grant is paid once per daughter’s marriage and can be given for up to two daughters of a family. The application must be made two months before the wedding — not after the marriage. This guide covers eligibility, benefit, documents, the complete online and offline application process, fees, status check and helpline — and where a fact could not be confirmed from an official source, that is written clearly.

The scheme at a glance

Point	Details
Scheme name	Marriage Grant to Orphan Daughter of Ex-Servicemen
Level	Haryana state government scheme (level on myScheme: State)
Nodal department	Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, Government of Haryana
Implementing agency	Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department
Benefit	One-time Rs 51,000 per daughter’s marriage (up to two daughters — total up to Rs 1,02,000)
Fund source	Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund
How to apply	Online via Antyodaya SARAL portal / offline form at the Zila Sainik Board
When to apply	Two months before the wedding, in duplicate
Eligibility	Bona fide resident of Haryana; dependent orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman; at least 18 years old

How much assistance is given

Under the scheme, a one-time assistance of Rs 51,000 is given for the marriage of each dependent orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman. The assistance can be given for a maximum of two daughters of a family — that is, a family can receive up to Rs 1,02,000 in total. The grant is for the daughter’s own marriage, not for any other purpose.

Rate history: the assistance was earlier Rs 21,000. In the 28th meeting of the Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund Committee (30 December 2008) it was raised to Rs 51,000 — the enhanced rate applies from 30 December 2008 (Memo No. 2(2)/2006/2D-II/M.G.O.D., dated 12 February 2008). No later change in this rate was found in any official source — the current rate is Rs 51,000.

Please note: the grant is given on an application made before the marriage. The “Offline application” section below explains that the form must be submitted two months before the wedding.

Who is eligible

• The applicant should be a bona fide resident of Haryana.
• The applicant should be a dependent orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman — that is, both her father (the ex-serviceman) and her mother have died. The application form asks for the date of death of both the father and the mother.
• The daughter should be at least 18 years old at the time of marriage.
• Assistance is available for a maximum of two daughters of a family.

Neither myScheme nor the department’s memo states any rank condition or income limit for this scheme — the father may be an ex-serviceman of any rank, and no income ceiling is written.

What could not be confirmed: the meaning of “dependent” is not defined in any official source — whether the daughter must have been financially dependent on the father is not written clearly. Similarly, it is not written whether the father’s death must have occurred during service or after retirement — the scheme only says “orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman”, with no condition on the cause of death. Confirm both points in writing from your Zila Sainik Board before applying.

How this scheme differs from other marriage grants

There are four different marriage grants for daughters of soldiers’ families in Haryana — do not confuse them:

Scheme	For whom	Amount	When to apply
Orphan Daughter Marriage Grant (this scheme)	Orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman (both parents dead)	Rs 51,000, up to 2 daughters	2 months before the wedding
Marriage Grant to War Widows’ Daughters	Daughter of a martyr (mother alive, a widow)	Rs 1,00,000, up to 2 daughters	Within 180 days of the marriage
Marriage Grant to War Disabled ESM Daughters	Daughter of a war-disabled soldier (above 50% disability)	Rs 51,000	2 months before the wedding
Mukhya Mantri Vivah Shagun Yojana	Daughters of poor families (general scheme)	Rs 31,000–Rs 71,000	—

The grant for a war widow’s daughter comes from the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB) of the central government, and it also carries a rank condition (Havildar or below) — this scheme has no such condition. For details, read our guides: Marriage Grant to War Widows’ Daughters — Rs 1 Lakh and Marriage Grant to War Disabled ESM Daughters — Rs 51,000.

Documents required

No official document list is given for this scheme on myScheme. The list below is based on the department’s official application form — it follows the information the form asks for. The list shown on the SARAL form at the time of applying will be final.

• Birth certificate — to prove the daughter’s age (18 years). As per the form, this can be a certificate from the Municipal Corporation / the Sarpanch’s chowkidar register / the Registrar of Births and Deaths / the Headmaster or Principal of the school or college.
• Father’s death certificate — the form asks for the date of death of the ex-serviceman father.
• Mother’s death certificate — the form also asks for the date of death of the mother.
• Father’s service details — the father’s service number (Ex No.) and rank; keep the discharge book/service book ready.
• Marriage proof — proof of the date and place of marriage; as per the form, a certificate with seal from the Sarpanch / Gazetted Officer / MLA / MP that the marriage is to be solemnised on the given date.
• Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) — the SARAL form fetches family details from the PPP, so keep the PPP (Family ID) ready.
• Aadhaar card — for identity (usually asked in the SARAL application; give whatever the form asks for).
• Details of other sisters — the form asks for the names, ages and married/unmarried status of other sisters, and whether any sister has already received this assistance.

Online application — SARAL portal

Online applications are made through the Antyodaya SARAL portal (saralharyana.gov.in). As per myScheme, the process is:

First time — registration:

1. Visit the SARAL portal https://saralharyana.gov.in/.
2. If you are not registered, click “New User” under “Sign In Here”.
3. Fill in your name, email ID, mobile number, password and state, then click “Submit”.
4. Complete verification with the OTP received on your mobile number and email ID — registration is done.

Applying:

1. Log in to the SARAL portal with the email ID used while registering — enter the password and captcha and click “Login”.
2. Click “Apply for Services”, then “View all Available Services”.
3. Search the services list for “Marriage Grant to Orphan Daughter of Ex-Servicemen”.
4. Download the pre-defined form/template from there, fill it in, sign it and upload it in the “Attach Enclosures” screen.
5. Click “Proceed to Apply” — enter your Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) number and click “Click here to Fetch Family Data”.
6. Select the beneficiary/applicant’s name from the family members list — verify with the OTP sent to the selected family member’s mobile and click “Click to Verify”.
7. Fill in all the mandatory details and upload all the mandatory documents.
8. Preview the application form and click “Submit” — the application is submitted. Keep your reference/appeal number safe.

Please note: myScheme does not give the SARAL service name/serial for this scheme — search the services list by the scheme’s name. Apply online before the wedding as well, because as per the form the application must be submitted two months before the marriage.

Offline application — Zila Sainik Board

Offline applications are made on the department’s prescribed form. The form’s heading says: “TO BE SUBMITTED IN DUPLICATE TWO MONTHS IN ADVANCE” — the application must be submitted two months before the wedding, in duplicate.

1. Get the application form from your district’s Zila Sainik Board (ZSB) — or prepare the information as per the form attached to the department’s memo.
2. Fill in: the applicant’s name; the ex-serviceman father’s name, service number and rank; the mother’s name; the dates of death of the father and the mother; permanent address; details of other sisters (name, age, married/unmarried, whether any sister has already received this assistance); the date of marriage; the applicant’s age.
3. Get a certificate with seal from the Sarpanch / Gazetted Officer / MLA / MP that the marriage is to be solemnised on the given date.
4. Submit the form in duplicate — one copy stays with the office, the other is sent to the Head Office.
5. The Welfare Organiser will personally verify the marriage and the details and give a verification report; then the Secretary, Zila Sainik Board, will verify and forward the application to the Secretary, Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund Committee — the sanction comes from there.

Always take an acknowledgement receipt when applying offline.

Fees and timeline

Application fee: no application fee is mentioned in any official source for this scheme. If any fee appears while filling the form on SARAL, that is what applies. A service charge may apply separately if you apply through a Saral Kendra/CSC Centre — ask before applying.

Last date: myScheme lists no last date for this scheme (schemeCloseDate: null) — applications remain open through the year. But remember: the application must be submitted two months before the wedding — that is the real deadline for this scheme. Applying after the marriage is unlikely to get the grant.

How long does sanction take: neither myScheme nor the memo states any timeline for sanction or payment. The application goes from the Zila Sainik Board after verification to the Relief Fund Committee — ask the Zila Sainik Board how long it takes.

How to check your application status

After applying online, check the status like this:

• Through the portal: visit the SARAL status portal https://status.saralharyana.nic.in/ → select the department and service → enter your Appeal/Application Reference ID → click “CHECK STATUS”.
• Through SMS: no SMS number is given for this scheme on myScheme, so no SMS status-check method is written in this guide. Do not use the SMS numbers of other SARAL schemes (7738299899 or 9954699899) for this scheme — they are not confirmed for it.

If the status shows “Objection” or asks for documents, reply within the given time, otherwise the application can get stuck.

Helpline

• SARAL helpline: 0172-3968400 (7:00 AM to 8:00 PM; Monday to Saturday, excluding government holidays) — email: [email protected]
• Zila Sainik Board: contact the ZSB office of your district — the application is submitted there and verified there.
• Rajya Sainik Board: Sainik Bhawan, Sector 12, Panchkula (the department’s address as per the memo) — the sanction comes from the Secretary, Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund Committee.
• SARAL user manual: https://saralharyana.gov.in/resources/homePage/6/pdf/Using%20Saral.pdf

Please note — facts that could not be verified

Every fact in this guide comes from an official source (myScheme or the department’s memo 2525.pdf). But some important points are not found in any official source — we are not inventing them; please confirm them in writing from the Zila Sainik Board before applying:

• No official document list found: myScheme gives no document list for this scheme. The list above is based on the department’s official application form — the list shown on the SARAL form at the time of applying will be final.
• Whether the payment comes before or after the wedding: the form is submitted two months before the wedding, but no source says whether the money is paid before the marriage or after it. Ask the Zila Sainik Board.
• “Dependent” is not defined: whether the daughter must have been financially dependent on the father is not defined in any source.
• No condition on the cause of the father’s death is written: the scheme only says “orphan daughter of an ex-serviceman” — it does not say whether the father died during service or after retirement. This is different from the war widow’s daughter scheme, which requires death in service/battle.
• Fee and timelines not found: the application fee, the RTS timeline and the time taken for sanction are not stated in any official source.
• No SMS status-check number found: no SMS number is given for this scheme on myScheme.
• Guideline PDF did not open: the scheme-detail (guideline) link given on myScheme — kms.saralharyana.nic.in — did not open at the time of our research, so the conditions inside it could not be read.
• Two-daughter cap: assistance is available for up to two daughters — a third daughter will not get it (myScheme).

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

1. How much assistance is given under the Orphan Daughter Marriage Grant?

A one-time grant of Rs 51,000 is given for one daughter’s marriage. A family can receive it for up to two daughters — a total of up to Rs 1,02,000.

2. What does “orphan daughter” mean here?

An orphan daughter is one whose father (the ex-serviceman) and mother have both died. The application form asks for the date of death of both the father and the mother.

3. When must the application be made?

Two months before the wedding — the form must be submitted in duplicate to the Zila Sainik Board. Applying after the marriage is unlikely to get the grant. Apply online (SARAL) before the wedding as well.

4. Is there any condition on the father’s rank or the family’s income?

No. Neither myScheme nor the department’s memo states any rank condition or income limit for this scheme.

5. Is this the same as the Rs 1 lakh grant for a war widow’s daughter?

No — that is a different scheme. A war widow’s daughter gets Rs 1,00,000 from the Kendriya Sainik Board (KSB) of the central government, and that scheme also carries a rank condition (Havildar or below). In this scheme both parents are dead, the amount is Rs 51,000, and the money comes from the Haryana Defence and Security Relief Fund.

6. Which documents are needed?

The daughter’s birth certificate (to prove age), the death certificates of the father and the mother, the father’s service details (service number and rank), proof of the marriage date (certificate with seal from the Sarpanch/Gazetted Officer), the Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) and Aadhaar card. The final list is the one shown on the SARAL form at the time of applying.

7. Where is the application submitted?

Online — through the Antyodaya SARAL portal (saralharyana.gov.in). Offline — at your district’s Zila Sainik Board, in duplicate, two months before the wedding.

8. How do I check the application status?

On the SARAL status portal https://status.saralharyana.nic.in/ — select the department and service and enter your reference number. No SMS number is officially given for this scheme.

Official links

• myScheme — Marriage Grant to Orphan Daughter of Ex-Servicemen: https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/mgodesm
• Department memo (rate Rs 21,000 to Rs 51,000, from 30 December 2008): https://csharyana.gov.in/WriteReadData/Policies/Defence-II/2525.pdf
• Antyodaya SARAL portal: https://saralharyana.gov.in/
• SARAL status check: https://status.saralharyana.nic.in/
• SARAL user manual: https://saralharyana.gov.in/resources/homePage/6/pdf/Using%20Saral.pdf

Disclaimer: This information is prepared on 9 November 2026 from myScheme (myscheme.gov.in) and the Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department’s memo (Memo No. 2(2)/2006/2D-II/M.G.O.D., dated 12 February 2008). The final document list, fee and payment timing were not found in official sources — please confirm them in writing from your Zila Sainik Board or the SARAL helpline (0172-3968400) before applying. If the rules change, the Department’s notice will apply.