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Call to implement Marriage Registration Act strictly
Safavi Syeda, Child Welfare Committee member of Krishna district, expressed serious concern over the poor implementation of Marriage Registration Act.
Vijayawada: Safavi Syeda, Child Welfare Committee member of Krishna district, expressed serious concern over the poor implementation of Marriage Registration Act.
She was addressing a meeting jointly organised by Girls Advocacy Alliance (GAA) on capacity building of caste, religious and traditional leaders on compulsory registration of the Marriage Act. The meeting was sponsored by Mahita Plan International in collaboration with GAA on the office premises of the Forum for Child Rights here.
Syeda said the registration of marriage and certification is a proof that saves the lives of women when disputes arise. She appreciated that Chandranna Pelli Kanuka is a good initiative by the government to prevent child marriages. The meeting was also attended by Andra Malyadri, state secretary of Kula Vivaksha Porata Samiti (KVPS) and Apsar, state secretary of minorities cell (CPI) as guests of honour.
Addressing the gathering Malyadri said the gram panchayats should be delegated more powers and funds to prevent social maladies which have begun at the village-level like child marriages.
Syed Apsar said more resource should be made available for the poor to address poverty such as minimum wages and government social welfare programmes should reach the needy so that the child marriage would not occur.
Gode Prasad the state coordinator of Mahita Plan International said that Krishna district acquired the dubious distinction of conducting child marriages and it is not a good sign for the development of the state like ours. Most of the marriages are taking place without the consent of the girls.
Speaking to various religious leaders and caste leaders Chandrasekhar from the GOLD organisation said that it is the responsibility of the religious leaders to shun the child marriages irrespective of their caste and religion.
Purohiths, Khajis and pastors who also attended the meeting have promised that they would not perform marriages below the legal age of 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys.
