Ludhiana admin orders officers to prevent child marriage on Akshaya Tritiya

Bains said that child marriage prohibition officers would hold meetings with priests, marriage palaces, music bands, printing press, decorators, caterers, community halls, and other social or religious organisations in all villages, blocks, and wards and would detail the guidelines of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Further, they would keep close watch on all children who have dropped out of school in recent months and irregular school children to ensure the prevention of any such marriages. The lists of dropout children and absentees have also been prepared by the education department and shared with child marriage prohibition officers for family counseling.

The additional deputy commissioner also said that family counseling and proper inquiry of all such identified children must be ensured to prevent any possible child marriage. He said that as per reports prepared by departments, 408 awareness meetings were held since January by the officials.