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Officials and activists working to stop child marriages say that most marriages in the district take place early in the morning or late at night in temples or secluded areas, making them difficult to control.
Karnataka (Karnataka) Child marriage in Mandya district (Child Marriage) The increasing cases of this have put the administration in worry. 74 child marriages have been registered in the year 2021-22 as against 17 child marriages in the year 2017-18. This is the situation when 70 child marriages were stopped after the intervention of the administration in the district. The increasing cases of attempted child marriage have drawn a line of concern on the forehead of the local administration. There has not been a sudden increase in the graph of child marriage in Mandya district, but it has registered a gradual increase in the last few years.
74 child marriages registered in Mandya district in 2021-22
According to a report by the English website Times of India, 17 child marriage cases were reported in the year 2018-19. The following year saw 30 child marriages, of which 28 were registered by the police. After this, 34 child marriages took place in the district next year and 42 were stopped and now ie in 2021-22, 74 child marriages have been registered in Mandya district. A case of child marriage came to light in Mandya district when a schoolgirl got married before her exams and told her friend about it. After which he narrated his past to the officers.
Most marriages take place in temples or deserted areas – activists
Officials and social activists working to prevent child marriages say that most marriages in the district take place early in the morning or late at night in temples or secluded areas, making them difficult to control. Local officials say they have run awareness campaigns against child marriage in more than 175 places.
Mandya is known as the center of women empowerment movements
Activists say why child marriages are increasing in Mandya district, which was known as the center of women’s empowerment movements. The level of women’s education in the district is good and the number of awareness programs are also there, but why it is not visible on the ground, it should be investigated.
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