Please translate the given English sentence to Hindi
‘‘भारत सरकार द्वारा 1961 में कानून लागू करने के बावजूद दहेज की प्रवृत्ति रुकी नहीं है।
Despite legislation adopted by the Indian Government in 1961, prohibiting the payment of dowry, the practice continues throughout the country and dowry deaths continue to account for a substantial share of all female homicides, it said.