Jharkhand

• 26 Oct 2022

Surakshit Bachpan Surakshit Bharat

Why in News

• On October 24, 2022, Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahay launched the Child Marriage Free Surakshit Bachpan Surakshit Bharat (Safe Childhood, Safe India) Campaign in all Anganwadi centers, schools, panchayats and other institutions of the district with the aim of ending the social evil of child marriage in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

Key Points

• This campaign will prove to be effective in making India child marriage free and spreading awareness about it.
• The district administration has instructed all the heads and public representatives to organize programs to spread awareness against child marriage, how to prevent child marriage and what are the legal consequences after child marriage.
• According to Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahai, public representatives who perform their duty honestly in preventing child marriage will be honoured by the district administration on January 26.