Along with this, the Assam government on Thursday said that it will launch a statewide mission to completely eliminate the practice of child marriage by 2026. A total of 200 crore rupees will be spent on this mission. Assam’s Finance Minister Ajanta Neog while presenting the budget of 2023- said that curbing child marriage in the state is not only a necessity but it is extremely important. It is also essential. This is the reason why the government has launched a mass campaign against violators of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA)-200. He said, continuing the efforts in this direction, our government 2026 is committed to start a statewide mission with the goal of making Assam free from the incidence of child marriage by the end. This new mission will be run by the Women and Child Development Department, for which an amount of 200 crore rupees has been allocated.