A 25-year-old man who married a 16-year-old girl and the girl’s mother were arrested for performing child marriage. Based on information, District Child Protection Unit officials visited the girl’s ho
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Odisha plans to stop child marriage during COVID-19 crisis
This was discussed at the State-level PCMA Committee meeting chaired by Principal Secretary (Woman & Child Development) Anu Garg here on Friday.
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BHUBANESWAR: As chances of child marriage amidst COVID-19 pandemic and on Akshya Tritiya - an occasion when mass marriages take place - lurk high, the State government has asked district level task forces to stay vigilant to protect vulnerable girls from unlawful marriages.
The Department of Women and Child Development and Mission Shakti has sought intervention of Panchayati Raj and Law departments in framing guidelines and issuing appropriate instructions prohibiting religious institutions like temples and marriage mandaps from solemnisation of such weddings.