Assam: 'Child marriage will be complete in Assam by 2026', CM Himant Sarma has given deadline - CM Himanta Sarma says

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma decided to abolish the marriage of children in Assam completely by 2026. An ongoing campaign to terminate child marriage in Assam was appreciated at the NDA chief minister’s conference held in New Delhi on Sunday. PM Modi has requested the main ministers of the NDA -leading states to follow the model of Assam. CM Sarma decided to completely eliminate the marriage of children in Assam by 2026 (file photo) Ani, Guwahati. The Assam government has registered a 81 percent decline in child marriage in 20 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24 as a result of strict legal action against the marriage of children. Premier Modi appreciated that the chief minister of CM Himanta Biswa Sarma decided to completely abolish the marriage in Assam in Assam in Assam. An ongoing campaign to end the marriage of children in Assam was appreciated on Sunday at the NDA chief minister’s conference held in New Delhi. In the conference held under the chairmanship of Premier Narendra Modi, Assam was appreciated by Union ministers, chief ministers of other states for his ‘active and continuous’ attempts to end childhood marriage. Premier Modi talked about the adoption of the model of Assam, Prime Minister Modi, the chief ministers of the NDA REFERED STATES requested to follow the model of Assam to solve the problem of child marriage. He also asked officials to visit Assam so that they could see how the state ended the child’s marriage. Premier Modi also asked senior officers to visit Assam to see how Assam ended this problem due to the attempts of the police force are constantly and committed to the child’s marriage. Protests against child marriage, this important milestone against child marriage was achieved when the state government inaugurated the Nijut Moina scheme of Assam against child marriage with the public Seva Bhawan in Guwahati last year. Under this scheme of Rs 1,500 crore, 10 Lakh girls will receive financial assistance to continue with higher secondary, graduate and postgraduate studies. Under the ongoing campaign against child marriage, students who complete higher education will receive Rs 10,000 per year, Rs 12,500 to the students who graduate and Rs 25,000 to the postgraduate students. The scheme will act as an effective prevention against child marriage.