Child marriage is a product of fear, poverty, social pressure and a false sense of protection. According to a report from UNICEF, India has the highest number of child brides in the world; terrifying, isn't it? Even today, in ‘modern’ India, child marriage is a deeply rooted practice in rural and tribal communities that seriously hinders progress in human rights, education, global health and economic development. Although various child marriage act and laws have been enacted, such as the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929, followed by the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act in 2006, concrete strategies need to be developed to change the way contemporary society understands and addresses this issue.
India has been trying to banish the evil of child marriage since 1929 with the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 of the British India Legislature. We have now passed almost a century but the number of reported cases is still increasing! Even though the UNICEF report 2018 noted a decline in the overall statistics, the National Crime Records Bureau recorded more than 326 incidents of child marriage in India. Despite the enactment of the Child Marriage Act 2006, on one hand, we are struggling to keep the number of child marriages in check and on the other hand we are faced with inadequate reporting of child marriages due to lack of birth certificates. The likelihood of girls being affected by child marriages is high and can lead to many unfavourable situations such as early pregnancy and death, sexual abuse, increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases, cervical cancer, etc. Children resulting from these marriages are also at heightened risk for prematurity and death as a newborn, infant or child.
Children who marry early are also more vulnerable to domestic violence, weak mental health and malnutrition. They are also more likely to have limited access to contraceptives, health and medical attention. In rural, remote and tribal areas where access to education and employability is explicitly complicated for girls, early marriage is preferred.
Efforts need to be made to spread education equally to both sexes. Education also needs to be designed to be relevant to all, but in its current structure, it is unable to create immediate economic benefits for tribal, underprivileged and other poor communities. With the desperation for immediate economic benefits and the dowry involved, parents of boys and girls are compelled to marry off their children at an early age.
Today, globalization has contributed to the general understanding and awareness of the child marriage act, but this is true only for urban India. This social evil continues to be pronounced in many tribal, rural and backward communities in India. Child marriages are not only a brutal act against children but also against the society and future generations of a nation! How then can we be so short-sighted and do nothing about it? We must dutifully put an end to this rampant act by doing our part and joining hands with NGOs working for its abolition.
In parallel with the government's Child Marriage Act, Save the Children India has been helping villages in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana fight the problem of child marriage.
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