Guwahati: Prevention of child marriage and emphasize women’s education, especially in the Char area (Riverine) is the key to checking the explosion of population in the state.
This was stated by Sunita Changunkakoti, Chair of the State Commission of Assam for the Protection of Children’s Rights (ASCPCR) while overcoming the webinar on the “role of women in the Society to control the population explosion in Assam” on the World Population Day organized by Janasankhya Samadhan Foundation (JSF) here on the day Saturday.
Changkakoti said, “Children’s wedding was found in almost all communities.
Even though the child’s marriage has dropped to an extraordinary level, it is still common in the state.
It needs to be stopped to control the population explosion.” He further said, “The importance must be given to women’s education in the Char area to handle the population explosion.
Madrassa’s education growth in these fields is a matter of worries.
Along with education, the creation of awareness about family planning and population control is also very important.” While That, Dr.
Ilias Ali – who was honored by Padma Shri in 2019 because of its enormous contribution in population control for more than a decade – to TII that the state government must focus on the development of all-round, including women’s education, as a top priority, as The main priority for people living in the Char area to curb Minister Himanta Buswa Sarma called ‘explosive population’ which has triggered controversy.
Ali said the char area, mostly dominated by immigrant Muslims, lacked in development compared to other parts of the country.
“Educate girls, curb child marriages and empower people with economic opportunities as a top priority.
After completion, the population increase will be automatically controlled,” he said.
Ali made a war against the explosion of population in 2008.
Crossing Miles across Assam, especially to the Char and Tea Park area with buses, boats, bulls trains or walking distance, he has promoted the message ‘India can win the Battle of Socio Subi.
Economic and environmental problems only with population control ‘.