Alarmed by the trend of quick divorces, Goa Law Minister Nilesh Cabral on Monday said that the state government is coming up with a new policy, which will make pre-marriage counselling mandatory for couples.

Addressing a press conference here, Cabral said that the counselling course format would be finalised by the Goa government`s Goa Institute of Public administration and Rural Development (GIPARD) and added that religious institutions would also be allowed to conduct pre-marriage counselling.