<p>Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said the state government is considering making marriage registration mandatory for all social weddings in a bid to curb child marriage in the state.</p>.<p>According to 2020 data from the state’s Social Education and Social Welfare Department, Tripura ranks third in India in child marriages — after West Bengal and Bihar.</p>.<p>"The government is contemplating preventing child marriage by introducing pre-marriage registration for social marriages. We will also explore necessary legal provisions to implement this. For this, submission of birth certificates will be made mandatory," Saha said while addressing a government programme in Gandhigram, West Tripura, on Thursday.</p>.<p>Saha said that if birth certificates are made a provision for marriage registration, the ages of the boys and girls will automatically come to light.</p>.Tripura: Bajrang Dal activists burn CPI (M) leader's effigy for derogatory remarks on Lord Hanuman.<p>Girls should be at least 18 years old and boys at least 21 years old for social marriage under the existing legislation, he added.</p>.<p>Urging people to come forward to prevent child marriage and raise awareness about it, he said a girl from the minority community in the state recently received an award from President Droupadi Murmu for protesting against child marriage.</p>.<p>"Others should draw inspiration from her," the CM said.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Saha also raised alarm over the drug trade and said prominent people are involved in the business for financial gain.</p>.<p>"Many well-known people in society are engaged in the drug trade for money. But let it be clear — no one will be spared if they get caught in the clutches of the law," he warned.</p>
<p>Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has said the state government is considering making marriage registration mandatory for all social weddings in a bid to curb child marriage in the state.</p>.<p>According to 2020 data from the state’s Social Education and Social Welfare Department, Tripura ranks third in India in child marriages — after West Bengal and Bihar.</p>.<p>"The government is contemplating preventing child marriage by introducing pre-marriage registration for social marriages. We will also explore necessary legal provisions to implement this. For this, submission of birth certificates will be made mandatory," Saha said while addressing a government programme in Gandhigram, West Tripura, on Thursday.</p>.<p>Saha said that if birth certificates are made a provision for marriage registration, the ages of the boys and girls will automatically come to light.</p>.Tripura: Bajrang Dal activists burn CPI (M) leader's effigy for derogatory remarks on Lord Hanuman.<p>Girls should be at least 18 years old and boys at least 21 years old for social marriage under the existing legislation, he added.</p>.<p>Urging people to come forward to prevent child marriage and raise awareness about it, he said a girl from the minority community in the state recently received an award from President Droupadi Murmu for protesting against child marriage.</p>.<p>"Others should draw inspiration from her," the CM said.</p>.<p>Speaking on the occasion, Saha also raised alarm over the drug trade and said prominent people are involved in the business for financial gain.</p>.<p>"Many well-known people in society are engaged in the drug trade for money. But let it be clear — no one will be spared if they get caught in the clutches of the law," he warned.</p>