After the success of Operation Sindoor, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh plans to gift “sindoordani” (sindoor box) to women who will get married at mass wedding functions across the state.
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched an amazing Mass Marriage scheme to support underprivileged families. In a recent review meeting, he decided to increase the financial assistance from Rs 51,000 to Rs 1 lakh per couple. A few symbolic gifts were also added, one of them being a sindoor box, which holds cultural and religious significance in Sanatan Dharma,” UP Minister Asim Arun told ANI.
According to Arun, in these marriages, there is no dowry and no child marriage. There are no restrictions on caste, region, or religion. “As per their rituals, wherever ten or more couples will register their marriages, the administration is ready to support the mass wedding ceremonies,” he said.
According to Times Now, the decision to distribute “sindoordani” came after the meeting of the CMs, Deputy CMs of states ruled by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). In the meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told the leaders to spread to the masses the message of Operation Sindoor.
Arun said before 2017, only Rs 20,000 was offered as support for marriages of SC/ST women. “The amount was always delayed and sometimes not even received by the beneficiaries. But today, the bride gets Rs 60,000 in the bank along with clothes and jewellery for the couple,” he said.
Why was the mission named Operation Sindoor?
In the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, India launched “Operation Sindoor” by striking nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK).
PM Modi is said to have named the military strikes as "Operation Sindoor" to honour the women whose husbands were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.
Sindoor, or vermillion, traditionally signifies the marital status of Hindu women. It also serves as a poignant reference to the April 22 Pahalgam attack. Sindoor tilak is also worn by warriors. The name of the operation directly invokes the image of "grieving wife" that became the symbol of Pahalgam attack.
According to the Indian Army's special edition of Baatcheet magazine, the logo was created in-house by the Social Media Section of the Additional Directorate General of Strategic Communication.
The logo shows a bowl of vermillion which forms the first 'O' in the word sindoor, while the second 'O' is subtly encircled with a smear of the same red powder, evoking both loss and remembrance.
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