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November 25, 2021

Explain the various governmental actions that are required to end the practice of child marriage in the country.  (200 Words)

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IAS Parliament 3 years

KEY POINTS

·        Data from the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS4) in 2015-16 shows that even before Covid, one in four girls in India was being married before 18.

·        Conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have been the main policy instrument introduced by most states in the last two decades to end child marriage.

·        Karnataka amended the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act in 2017, declaring every child marriage void ab initio, making it a cognisable offence, and introducing a minimum period of rigorous imprisonment for all who enable a child marriage.

·        These include expansion of secondary education, access to safe and affordable public transport, and support for young women to apply their education to earn a livelihood.

·        Expansion of education goes beyond access. Girls must be able to attend school regularly, remain there, and achieve.

·        Girls’ clubs should be systematically formed in high school to provide informal social networks for group study, solidarity, and resilience.

·        Teachers should hold regular gender equality conversations with high school girls and boys to shape progressive attitudes that will sustain into adulthood.

·        Empowerment measures, too, are required to end child marriage, such as community engagement through programmes like Mahila Samakhya.

·        Children’s village assemblies in the 2.5 lakh gram panchayats across India can provide a platform for children to voice their concerns.

 

 

 

Abdul hakkim 3 years

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Try to explainabout Juvenile justice care act. Keep Writing.

Soni Kumari 3 years

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Manish 3 years

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Try to include about the juvenile justice care(amendment) bill. Keep Writing.

Akshya N K 3 years

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