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Steps to prevent child marriages in Rajasthan
India's News.Net
Wednesday 18th April, 2007 (IANS)
Rajasthan is taking necessary steps to prevent child marriages on Akshaya Tritiya falling on Thursday/Friday, this year. It is considered to be one of the most auspicious days for marriages by Hindus.
The police headquarters has issued directions to the district level officers to prevent child marriages on the day.
Every year, large-scale child marriages take place on Akshaya Tritiya in the state's rural areas, especially among the tribals. According to rough estimates, in some districts of Rajasthan, over 60 percent of the girls are married off before they turn 18.
To prevent child marriages, police officers have been asked to take the support of various women's organisations and other NGOs, besides the officers and employees in different departments working at the district level.
They have also been asked to create awareness against this social evil.
The in-charge of the police station along with the subordinate staff will collect information about the prospective child marriages in the villages and localities under their jurisdiction.
They have been asked to contact priests, owners of tent houses, mares and caterers about child marriages and also to take action against the people if they refuse to divulge information.
The station in-charge will take legal steps on receiving the information and make adequate arrangements to prevent child marriages.
The police have also been directed to ensure that no child marriage is solemnised at community marriage functions in their respective districts.
Responsibility will be fixed on officers and employees of different departments posted at the village level.
Instructions have also been issued to start a door-to-door campaign to spread the message about adverse affects of child marriage.
Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil said that child marriage was a big social evil, which blocks the path towards educational, social and economic development of children. She added that child marriage was a crime under the Child Marriage Act.
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