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Shivpuri, 12 November (HS). To ensure that there is no child marriage in the marriage ceremonies starting from Devuthani Ekadashi, monitoring teams have been formed from village, ward, block level to district level. This team will monitor every wedding event. Information systems have been developed for information on child marriage. Control room has been set up at the district level. Any person can give information about child marriage on this control room number 7492356963. Anganwadi workers will prepare a list of boys below 21 years of age and girls below 18 years of age in their area. They will also monitor those boys and girls who are likely to undergo child marriage. Collector Ravindra Kumar Choudhary has ordered that Panchayat and urban bodies should ensure registration of every marriage.
Panchayat and ward monitoring teams were formed-
Collector Ravindra Kumar Chaudhary has included Gram Panchayat Sarpanch, Secretary, Patwari, teacher, ANM, Anganwadi workers, Matri Sahyogini Samiti members, Shaurya Dal, women members of self-help groups in the monitoring team. In urban areas, the ward councilor will be the head of the monitoring team. This group will make the general public aware of the ill effects of child marriage and motivate them not to marry before the prescribed age. If there is a suspicion of child marriage, the members of the village level monitoring team will check the age documents of the boy or girl concerned and if the age is less, they will make them aware of the seriousness of the crime of child marriage. All service providers will be motivated not to provide services in child marriage events. It is noteworthy that provision for punishment and fine has also been made for those who provide services and assist in child marriage.
Information will have to be given on these numbers-
The administration has appealed to the common people to perform the duty of being a conscious citizen by informing the police and administration on getting information about child marriage. Information can be given on child line number 1098 and police on number 100. Apart from this, the department has released the numbers of all the project officers and appealed to inform the concerned officers also.
