To stop child marriage,date of birth must on invites in Bharatpur

To check child marriages,the Bharatpur district administration in Rajasthan has made it mandatory to print the date of birth of the bride and groom on wedding invitation cards.

A circular was issued on Thursday directing all press owners in the district to print the cards only after taking age proof of the bride and groom.

Legal action will be taken against such press and registration would be cancelled if they fail to do it… To check that they are following the rules,we will conduct surprise check, Bharatpur District Collector Gaurav Goyal said. The step is aimed at ensuring that no child marriage takes place on the forthcoming occasion of Aakha Teej, he said,adding that the order is for two months now and may be extended further.

Child marriages are rampant on the occasion of Akshya Tritiya,particularly in rural areas in the state.

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