Laado Abhiyan

Laado Abhiyan

It comes under Women and Child Development Department- Mahila Sashaktikaran

Objective

• To stop child marriage practices in Madhya Pradesh
• To bring change in mentality of people
• To form groups in every village/ward and try to find out reasons for child marriages
through core members, to ensure strict administrative mechanisms for preventing
child marriages
• To organise inter-departmental workshops, awareness programs.
About the Scheme
• Anyone involved in child marriage would be punished for 2 years and imposed the
fine of Rs.1 lakh.

Eligibility

• All the children and adolescents who are at the risk of getting married before the legal
age at marriage. Legal age at marriage:
For girls- less than 18 Years
For Boys- less than 21 years.

Application Process

• Field Level – District – Directorate
For grievance redressal at district level the district collector, police station, child
helpline- 1098, women helpline- 1090 is available. Along with that Women and
child development department and home department website also takes complaints http://www.mpwe.in.

Documents Required

• Proof for Date of Birth of child.

Outcomes

• Increase in public awareness
• Children tried themselves to stop their own child marriage
• On Akshay Tritiya and other auspicious days for marriages administration stops
several child marriages while being aware.
• 81724 Child Marriges stopped before starting.
• 3601 Child Marriges stopped while they were happening.
• 170 police cases filed.
• 28 cases presented in Judiciary.
• 15 children stopped their own marriges.
• 1554 children became Lado Brand Ambassadors to stop child marriages.
• 25 girl children given employment training.
• Contact at Verification officer
• District child protection unit, ChildLine 1098
• District Programme officer, WCD