Apart from this, the government would also ask its missions abroad to monitor any such marriages in their country at least for the first three years.
In a bid to help women stuck in abusive NRI marriages, the government is contemplating a dual passport system for girls who get married to Non Resident Indians (NRIs) and migrate abroad with their husbands.
The proposal for the dual passport system has been sent to the external affairs ministry, Women and Child development minister Krishna Tirath said adding that the National commission for Women has also been asked to prepare a detailed report on such marriages and how to address the issue of abused women in such relationships.
While one of the passports would remain with the parents of the girl, the other one will be the general document to be used for travelling.
"The process would begin with the compulsory registration of NRI marriages. As soon as the marriage is registered, the authorities will issue two passports for the girl," Tirath said at the Social Editor's conference here.
Apart from this, the government would also ask its missions abroad to monitor any such marriages in their country at least for the first three years.
The NCW has received over 1,000 complaints from women against NRIs with regard to marriage-related violence and other offences.
There was also a spurt in the number of "marriage frauds" where women were the victims. The minister said that the government was also looking at formulating a special law against witch hunting.
"At present, the laws for murder are used to deal with such cases. But we need a special law to deal with such cases, specially in tribal societies," she said.
Tirath said she would be soon writing to the law ministry asking if such a special law against witch hunting could be formulated.
On the issue of honour killings, she said, there was a need to create social awareness on the issue. Tirath said the ministry was also working towards eradication of malnutrition and was in favour of hot cooked mid-day meals as well as was exploring the option of providing the morning breakfast in anganwadi centres.
She said the remuneration for anganwadi workers could also be increased as part of the strengthening of the delivery system and the NGOs would also be empowered and given more funds.
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