In landmark decision, Sukhu cabinet raises minimum age of marriage for girls from 18 to 21 years
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SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, in a landmark decision, has decided to increase the minimum age of marriage for girls from 18 years to 21 years and carry out necessary amendments in respective Acts and Rules.
While men in India are permitted to get married only at the age of 21 years, women are allowed to get married when they turn 18. It needs to be seen whether the Sukhu government’s decision would face any legal hiccups and it may be challenged in the court.
The Cabinet, in its meeting held here on Friday under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, also gave in-principle approval to engage ‘Annual Period-Based Guest Teachers’ in the departments of Elementary and Higher Education to promote the educational standards and nurture the next generation in the state.
The Cabinet decided to fill 40 posts of Junior Engineers (Civil) and 25 posts of Junior Technicians (Work inspectors) in Public Works Department, 20 posts of Work Inspectors in Jal Shakti Vibhag, seven posts of different categories in Revenue Training Institute Jogindernagar and five posts of different categories in Sainik Welfare Department.
It also approved to upgrade 50-bedded Civil Hospital at Sujanpur in Hamirpur district to 100-bedded Civil Hospital along with creation and filling up of 35 posts of different categories.
It also decided to give its nod to sign the MoU for consultancy services from National Dairy Development Board for establishment of automated 1.50 lakh litre per day (LLDP), expandable upto 3 LLPD, milk processing plant with value added products at Dharwag in district Kangra.
It also gave it’s in principle approval to the draft of Mukhyamantri Vidhva Avam Ekal Nari Awas Yojna-2023 to provide Rs. 1.50 lakh financial assistance for the construction of the house of widows and single women.
The Cabinet gave its approval to restructuring of the State Taxes and Excise department by creating two separate wings, the Excise wing and the GST and allied Taxes wing, in order to streamline the functioning of the Departments.
The Cabinet gave its approval to extend 3rd phase of Himachal Pradesh Sadbhawana Legacy Cases Resolution Scheme, 2023 from 1st January, 2024 to 31st March, 2024 in order to settle pending assessment cases and arrears which were under litigation or were yet to be assessed under the Acts subsumed under GST.
The Cabinet gave its approval to Himachal Pradesh Film Policy- 2024 to promote and facilitate the film makers in the State. Under the Policy, there is a provision to set up Film Facilitation Cell in the Information and Public Relations department to serve as a single window for granting all permissions for shooting of films in the State through a dedicated web portal in a fixed time frame.
Approval was accorded to the development, operation and maintenance of Ropeway from Nature Park Mohal to Bijli Mahadev Temple in district Kullu and the profit would be shared by the Union and state governments in 50:50 ratio.
Decision was taken to give relaxation of six months in age to children seeking admission in Class 1 in primary schools in the state. The Cabinet decided to grant maternity leave for 180 days under Maternity Benefit Act, 1962, to the female cook-cum-helper with less than two surviving children in the department of education.
