The Assam authorities’s strategy of taking authorized motion towards baby marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such circumstances in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated. The chief minister additionally vowed to eradicate baby marriage utterly in Assam by 2026, in line with an official launch.
Assam’s relentless marketing campaign to weed out baby marriage obtained commendation throughout the NDA chief ministers’ conclave held right here on Sunday, Sarma stated. On the conclave, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam got here in for a lot appreciation from the Union ministers, chief ministers of different states, and Modi himself, for its “vigorous and relentless” efforts to eradicate baby marriage, he stated.
Modi requested the chief ministers of the NDA-ruled states to emulate the Assam mannequin to eradicate the menace of kid marriage, in line with the discharge. Modi additionally requested officers to go to Assam to get a first-hand expertise of how the state has performed away with baby marriage, it stated.
Within the daylong conclave, the CMs showcased greatest practices adopted of their states in such areas as water conservation, grievance redressal, administrative frameworks, schooling, girls empowerment, and sports activities.