Assam govt to provide interim pension to divorced women under triple talaq provision

Assam finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that, we have introduced a provision in the draft population policy of Assam which is being renamed as Population and Women Empower Policy as to provide skill education and employment for all divorces and single women.

"The state government decided to provide interim family pension for such victims who have been divorced under the triple talaq provision," the Assam minister said.

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the draft population policy which was announced last month will be changed and many other provisions have been introduced.

The draft policy bars those having more than two children, marrying before the legal age from getting government jobs and other government facilities.

"To prevent crimes against women by her husband for birth of girl child, we will bring a new law which will make a punishable offense," Sarma said.

The Assam minister further said that, before introducing the new policy in the state assembly, the state government will take feedback from public, organizations, NGOs.

(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)

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