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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has backed the central government’s decision to increase the age of marriage of daughters from 18 to 21 saying that it will lead to daughters getting time to make their career.
“We have decided daughters will be allowed to marry at the same age sons are allowed to. With 21 years of age for marriage of daughters, they will get full time to study and will also be able to make their career,’ said PM Modi.
A bill that was introduced in Lok Sabha in the winter session to increase the age of marriage for women to 21 years across all religions has been sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny.
The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing the gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stones for development projects worth Rs11,000 crore in the Mandi district .
Addressing the gathering PM Modi said as quoted by ANI, There are two development models in the State. One is ‘Sabka saath, Sabka vikas & Sabka vishwas’. The other model is ‘Khud ka swarth, parivaar ka swarth’. Himachal Pradesh govt is working on the first model and has implemented many development programs in the state
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the Renukaji Dam project, lying pending for around three decades. Six states viz Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi were brought together by the Centre for making the project possible, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Modi further stated, Himachal Pradesh is one of the most important pharma hubs in the country. During COVID19, the State has not only helped other States but also many countries.
With the cooperation of people of the state and BJP leadership, we will work towards forming a BJP government in the state in 2022, Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur was quoted as saying by ANI at Mandi
