Muslim women in Assam who have been divorced using the provision of triple talaq will be provided interim pension by the BJP-led Assam government as per a new policy. Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma disclosed this here on Thursday while informing about the changes made to the state’s draft population policy announced last month. “There will be provision for skill upgradation of Muslim women divorcee to help in gainful employment and in the interim, such victims of triple talaq will be given family pension,” Sarma said. Fresh changes to population policy New draft will be called population and women empowerment policyInterim family pension for Muslim women divorced through triple talaq. Once implemented, Assam will be the second state after Rajasthan to have rules separate from the National Population Policy, 2000.

Source: Hindustan Times May 04, 2017 10:00 UTC