Belonia, 23 Sept 2022: A seminar on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was held in Sachin Debbarman Auditorium in Belonia on Friday.
With the objective, “Do not neglect the daughter. They should also be saved and allowed to live. Girls below 18 cannot be married. Girls should be educated. Those who have dropped out should be brought back to school. Girls who do not agree to marry under 18 should be supported and stood by them”, an awareness camp on Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was held at Belonia Sachin Debbarman Auditorium on the initiative of South District Administration.
Kakali Das Dutta, President of South Tripura Zilla Parishad, inaugurated the event. Vice President Bibhishan Chandra Das, District Magistrate Saju Wahid and other officials were also present. A pledge to protect girls and not marry below the age of 18 was taken at this ceremony today.
The oath was recited by the President Kakali Das Dutta. While speaking, the District Magistrate highlighted the data about the number of drop out girls and marriages under the age of 18 in South District. Surprisingly, more than two thousand minors have dropped out in South District. They did not return to school. She gave more information and said that 334 girls have been married. 119 of them are enrolled in school.
What is more surprising is that in this southern district, there are four minors married in class VII, 13 in class VIII and 108 in class IX, which is alarming. He said those who marry girls below the age of 15 can be jailed for two years under the law. Also, the same law applies to those who will marry a minor i.e. from the priest to the parents. So that no one marries minors, through today’s camp, students and parents are made aware during the program.
By Haradhan pal, Correspondent
