Is inter caste marriage illegal in India?

The Supreme Court of India has also declared that inter-caste marriages are in the national interest and a unifying factor for the nation and there has never been a bar on inter-caste or inter-religion marriages in India.

What is the benefits of inter-caste marriage?

Benefits of Inter caste marriage scheme are that it gives financial benefits towards couples who have an inter-caste marriage. The scheme, in addition, helps promote equality as well as tolerance amongst all persons of the community.

What is the rate of inter-caste marriage in India?

The rate of inter-caste marriages in India was as low as 5.82\% in 2011 and there has been no upward trend over the past four decades. This article examines the relationship between inter-caste marriages and education in India.

Does the problem lie in an inter-caste marriage?

It is quite apparent that the problem does not lie in an inter-caste marriage, and two things help explain this: 1. It is usually the woman’s family that would act on its discomfort over an inter-caste marriage in a violent way. In almost all cases of killing in the name of ‘honour’, it’s the woman’s family that is usually accused of murder.

Can a Brahmin be killed for marrying outside his caste?

Otherwise, there would have been an instance of a Brahmin youth being killed in the name of ‘honour’ for marrying outside his caste. An Indian Hindu male just cannot bring himself to accept the fact that an adult woman has the liberty to love and marry as per her own free will.

How many intercaste marriages are arranged by parents only?

Even within the set of only inter-caste marriages, almost 63\% are arranged by parents/other relatives only. Also notable is the observation that among all inter-caste marriages, an overwhelming 98.07\% of couples lived with their parents immediately after marriage (last panel of Table 2).