The Maharashtra Government’s Women and Child Development Department succeeded in preventing 26 child marriages on Akshaya Tritiya Day. Minister for Women and Child Development Mweghna Sakore-Bopardikar had issued instructions in advance to keep a close watch on child marriages, which are mostly performed on Akshay Tritiya.
A special meeting on virtual mode was convened to discuss the steps to be taken to prevent child marriages in the state. Coordination with Anganwadi workers and the police department is necessary under the mission.
Bopardikar said that preventing 26 child marriages in a single day is an appreciable achievement. The department will continue to work to make the state free from child marriages.
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