Karnataka has rolled out a facility for the online registration of marriages in the state under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and the Special Marriage Act, 1954. It was launched by state Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Thursday (February 15), with the aim of making marriage registration hassle-free for applicants. Interestingly, the announcement was praised by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who called the same a “welcome move”.
“Welcome move by Krishna Byre Gowda for making the marriage registration process digital and citizen friendly, enabling newly-weds (to) receive certificate at (the) comfort of their home,” Tejasvi Surya, who is also the national president of BJP Yuva Morcha, tweeted.
He further wrote that the move will tackle the issue of “lakhs of marriages” going unregistered due to the “hassle of visiting government office for a certificate”.