Page 4 - Child Marriage

Child marriage: The reality in India is indeed stark, shows survey

India's Sample Registration System for 2018 found that women were married before they turned 18 only in 1 to 3 per cent of the cases

PM's call for revision in girls age to marry: Here is what data tells us

Although there is ambiguity in available data, trends suggest that in nearly one-third of marriages in India women are aged less than 21

Reporting child marriages may become mandatory, govt mulling changes in law

According to the NFHS 2015-16 data, nearly eight per cent girls in the age group of 15-19 had already become mothers or were pregnant at the time of the survey

Child marriage: A social evil that persists despite a law to root it out

Many young people are flocking to Jodhpur to get their child marriage annulled

Legal loopholes, cultural mores make annulment of child marriage arduous

Some activists say that the key to rooting out child marriage is not to treat it as a crime and punish it, but as a social illness that needs to be cured

Child marriages, especially of girls rise in urban India, decline in rural

In Rajasthan, more girls aged 10-17 and boys aged 10-20 were married before legal ages of 18 and 21

670 cases of child marriage registered in 3-year period

Platforms such as International Women's Day and National Girl Chil Day are used to create awareness on such issues

Child marriage will not automatically become void: Madras High Court

The court expressed hope that Parliament would carry out necessary amendments to avoid complications