Programmes to end child marriage to be run in all local levels of Lumbini

Ghorahi (Dang), Nov 6: Lumbini province government is to run programmes to end child marriage in all local levels of the province with an objective of making province child-marriage free. The Lumbini province government has issued conditional grant implementation procedure to end child marriage, 2083 to effectively implement the conditional grant provided to local levels for fiscal year 2083/84. As per the procedure, sub-metropolis, municipalities and rural municipalities within the province through their respective bodies have to launch programmes in order to end child marriage.

Students from class six to grade 12 in schools, girls aged 12-18 years, who are out of school, and their guardians would be the most-target groups of the programmes. Similarly, teachers would also be participated in the programmes. The procedure mentioned that programmes making targeted people aware about social, educational, health and legal impacts from child marriage should be launched.

The grant provided by the province government should be sent in all wards if possible.