Grihalakshmi magazine hindi

  World focus magazine world focus magazine Published this article page no 133  Women empowerment o Education: Several girls are forced to drop their studies for marriage, and increasing the minimum legal age required to marry to 21 would give them time to pursue their studies and offer an opportunity to pursue higher education. o HealthPhysical health: Early marriage denies girls the right to the highest attainable standard of general and reproductive health. An early age of marriage, and consequent early pregnancies, have adverse impacts on nutritional levels of mothers and their children. It also has an impact on IMR and MMR. 69✓ Psychological health: Teenage brides may not be mature enough to deal with household responsibilities. This may reflect badly on the mental health of such women. o Economic participation: Marriage at a young age means not even a quarter of women in India get into the labor force despite accounting for almost half of the 1.3 billion population. o R...

  World focus magazine world focus magazine Published this article page no 135  Abuse of law: The law would end up being coercive, and in particular negatively impact marginalised communities, such as the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, making them law-breakers. o Also, the amendment could push a large portion of the population into illegal marriages. Contradicts with other laws: A person upon reaching the age of 18 could vote but could not exercise the right of choice to marry. o Furthermore, as per the 2013 Criminal Law Amendment Act, age of consent for sexual activity is 18 years. Now, there are anticipation among social activists that the age of consent would be further raised to 21 to bring it on a par with the revised age of marriage of women. o Similarly, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 2016 allows adolescent in the age group of 14-18 years to work except in hazardous occupations and processes. But, the proposed legislation prohibit...