Topics
1.What?
2.Prevalent
3.Distribution
4.Reasons
5.Consequences
6.Success
7.Law
8.Way Forward
9.resent trend
What?
1.When either marrying women is under 18 or man is below 21 year of age.
Prevalent
1.7% child marriage rate by 2007
Distribution
1.Gender-mostly women child marriage
2.Class-Mostly poor
3.Region-more in rural then urban(3 times more)
4.State Wise-Highest in Jharkhand,WB,Bihar,UP
Reasons
1.Religion laws like Muslim Shariat
2.Poverty
3.allegedly security of girl child
4.Girl as burden and liability
5.In some area, existence of some personal laws like muslim laws are also a reason for child marriage
6.Patriarchal society
7.to minimise the disbonour to family by female conduct
8.lack of education
Consequences
1.Reduce dignity of women
2.MMR(maternal mortality rate)
3.Intellectual development restricted
4.less women participation in economy of the country
5.Infant health and cognitive development of newborn born to girl child would not be at par with other child
6.Increase population due to more children
7.Domestic violence due to huge age difference and less status of women
Success
1.Apni-Beti Apna Dhan Programme-in 1994-Conditional Cash Transfer-----By haryana Govt
Law
1.Child Marriage Restraint act, 1929
2.Prohibition of Child Marriage act,2006
3.International-Convention on elimination of all form of discrimination against women
4.National Plan for elimination of child.marriage was drafted by govt in 2013 but hasnt been implemented yet
Way Forward
1.Political-Implementing National prevention of child marriage policy, proper implementation of laws
2.Education of children specially of girl
3.Reducing poverty
4.Empowering women in all walk of life---so that their status on society improves
5.Discussion of topic in school curriculum properly.
6.Increasing awareness among people of role models in form like P V Sindhu, Aishwarya Rai,
Recent Trend
1.Child marriage is rising in Urban India but declining in rural india as per census data
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