The surveyed villages, with a total population of 21 lakh and a child population of 8 lakh, have shown a marked change due to the government's crackdown on child marriages.
This operation followed the first such crackdown earlier this year, which resulted in the detention of several individuals across the state.
Community weddings of poor and orphans once in a while are popular in Gujarat, with social organizations sponsoring the events and liberally gifting necessary household articles to the newly-wed couples.
Traditional, social and administrative barriers pose a challenge to bring change in Trans Giri Sirmaur.
Timely action of the authorities helped in preventing as many as 531 child marriages were prevented in Haryana. The state…
The National Commission for Women (NCW) is likely to pin down Himachal government on the ‘disturbing phenomenon’ of ‘child marriages’…
