Coimbatore: The district has seen the increasing number of children’s marriages during the Pandemic Covid-19 and subsequent locking to load transmission.
In accordance with the data available with the Social Welfare Department, 21 small girls are married so far this year, compared to only three in 2020.
The official social welfare department said they were told about 62 child marriages until this year and have stopped 41 of them.
In the case of 21 marriages completed, the first information report has been registered in 13 cases under the relevant parts of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, and protection of children from sexual violations, while the eight remaining cases are below , Investigation.
The official said the highest number of children’s marriage was reported from the Madukkarai block, followed by tendril and caramadar blocks.
This department was told about 92 children’s marriages in 2020 and have stopped 89 of them.
The groom was booked in three remaining cases, the official said.
Last year, said the official, the number of children’s marriage was reported from the tulur followed by the City Corporation and Madukkarai.In 2019 limit, the department had stopped all 91 children’s weddings brought to his attention.
In the marriage of a child to lock and believe that the trend will decrease when normaly Returns.GP Godhanavalli, a family and student advisor, said, “Now that the classes are held online, girls are easily disturbed from their studies.
They fall in love and get married Without understanding the implications.
In some cases they were forced to get married.
“Child marriage, he said, can be controlled by creating awareness among girls and counseling.
However, according to him, online counseling is not as effective as direct session.
“In addition to paying special attention to daughters, parents must also involve them in extracurricular activities to convert their energy into useful things.
When schools are reopened, they will be occupied with their studies.” Sundaram, managing a safe guardian, foundation Aram and charity trust, say there are examples force little girls into marriage to reduce family size due to the current economic crisis.
“When counseling and conscious sessions are carried out at school, it is easy to identify children under pressure and trauma.
But now it is difficult because the school is closed.”
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