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The director of social welfare department has now ordered a probe.Under the scheme, Rs 20,000 is deposited in the girl's bank account and an amount of Rs 10,000 is spent on gifts. “We are here for the grant and we have been told by the social welfare department officials that we will receive the money into our bank account.”District social welfare officer Balram Kumar, however, denied the allegations. If the girl is a widow or a divorcee, Rs 25,000 is deposited in woman’s account and Rs 5,000 is spent on household items. MUZAFFARNAGAR: Under the UP government’s mass marriage scheme , as many as 92 pairs got married in Shamli on Monday but investigation has revealed that 12 pairs – which were already married – got themselves re-married in order to avail monetary incentive to the tune of Rs 35,000 each. I did not come across any case where the couple was married earlier.”.