Guwahati, June 25 -- To strengthen its fight against child marriage, the Assam government has notified the district child protection officers of all districts of Assam as child marriage prohibition officers (CMPOs) at the district-level with immediate effect.
A notification issued by the Women and Child Development department of Assam said today that the CMPOs will perform all the functions and duties as specified under sub-section 3 of Section 16 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (PCMA 2006).
In addition to these functions and duties as specified in PCMA Act, 2006, the CMPOs will also perform the functions and duties as specified under section 3 of the Assam Prohibition of Child Marriage Rules, 2015, as notified by Governmen...