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The Print
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Karnataka Assembly passes bills on Child Marriage, Devadasi system
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill makes 'attempt and preparation to make engagement of a child punishable by rigorous imprisonment, which may extend to two years or with fine, which may extend to Rs one lakh or with both'. Both were presented by the state Woman and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar. Bengaluru, Aug 18 (PTI) The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed two significant bills — the Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill and the Devadasi Bill. The objective of the Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill is to raise awareness in the society about the practice of dedicating women as Devadasis, liberate oppressed Devadasi women from all forms of exploitation and their children from social taboo through empowerment. It will also hold their biological fathers responsible under special law, provide for conclusive proof of paternity in this regard, facilitate effective and comprehensive rehabilitation of the victims by the State and promote measures for the total abolition of the Devadasi system in Karnataka. Apart from them, bills pertaining to fire force, tourism and cooperation were also cleared. PTI GMS GMS ROH This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Karnataka Assembly passes bills on Child Marriage, Devadasi system
Bengaluru, Aug 18 (PTI) The Karnataka Assembly on Monday passed two significant bills — the Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill and the Devadasi Bill. Both were presented by the state Woman and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill makes 'attempt and preparation to make engagement of a child punishable by rigorous imprisonment, which may extend to two years or with fine, which may extend to Rs one lakh or with both". The objective of the Karnataka Devadasi (Prevention, Prohibition, Relief and Rehabilitation) Bill is to raise awareness in the society about the practice of dedicating women as Devadasis, liberate oppressed Devadasi women from all forms of exploitation and their children from social taboo through empowerment. Apart from them, bills pertaining to fire force, tourism and cooperation were also cleared. PTI GMS GMS ROH view comments First Published: August 18, 2025, 22:00 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Loading comments...
Hindustan Times
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Karnataka government tables Assembly bills for gig workers
Bengaluru, The Karnataka government on Tuesday tabled 15 bills, including one to provide social security and welfare to the gig workers. Karnataka government tables Assembly bills for gig workers The Prohibition of Child Marriage bill was also tabled. The government said the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers Bill, 2025 is aimed to protect the rights of platform based gig workers. It also intends to place obligations on aggregator or platform in relation to social security, occupational health and safety, transparency in automated monitoring and decision-making system, to provide dispute resolution mechanisms, to establish a welfare board and create a welfare fund for platform based gig workers. The 16-member board will have Labour Minister as its ex-officio chairperson, additional chief secretary or the principal secretary of labour department as the ex-officio member. It will have four representative body of gig workers, an equal number of representative body of aggregator, two representatives from the civil society with experience in the field and a technical expert. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Amendment Bill makes "attempt and preparation to make engagement of a child punishable by rigorous imprisonment, which may extend to two years or with fine, which may extend to ₹one lakh or with both". The Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed Medical Courses Bill enables posting of MBBS graduates even in urban areas which remain surplus even after posting to rural areas, posting of post graduates to community health centres and other hospitals in rural areas and issuing conditional, No Objection certificate to pursue higher studies like PG and super specialty courses upon submitting an undertaking to fulfill the obligation of one year compulsory service. Bills that were passed include Civil Services Bill, Tank Conservation and Development Authority Bill that sets the buffer zone regulations and prevents the misuse of lakes, Fire Force Bill, Medical Registration Bill, and Universities Bill. Other bills pertain to setting up development authority or board for Banavasi, Sarvajna Kshetra, Kitturu, Kudala Sangama, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Heritage Area, Kaginele and Basavakalyana. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
