Dr. Maytha Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, Chairperson of Marriage Fund, has approved the names of beneficiaries of the first grant for marriage during 2013.
The Fund has transferred the total of Dh12.830 million to the accounts of 361 beneficiaries, who will be informed through the SMS messages.
Al Shamsi said the marriage grants help citizens build new stable families and reduce the marriage cost that poses a huge burden on the families.
The assistance comes within the regulations of the Fund that encourage the marriage of Emirati women.