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Youth told to join hands in efforts to eradicate child marriage
Deputy Director of the Women and Child Development Department Veeranagouda has said that child marriage is an age-old social evil practice and it should be eradicated from the route.
He was addressing an awareness programme on women's safety and empowerment, the POCSO Act and the Prevention of Child Marriages Act, which was held at the government degree college in Yadgir for girl students leading at colleges.
The programme was jointly held by the department, school education, and literacy department under the Mission Shakthi scheme.
Mr. Veeranagouda said that child marriages can be strictly prevented only after the general public, especially young generation boys and girls, join their hands with the department. 'Anybody can dial the helpline numbers 1098, 112 and 181 to prevent child marriages or to protect women. Not only the child marriages, but underage pregnancy also can be prevented by collective measures,' he added.
Nirmala, lecturer, said that the child marriages aren't prevented despite all possible awareness initiated over a decade. However, it can be prevented by continuous awareness programmes, she added.
Bisalappa Kattimani, Yallappa, Basalingmma and others also spoke.
