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Task force on marriage age submits report to PMO
Why is it in news?
- The task force which was set up to take a re-look at the age of marriage for women has submitted its report to the Prime Minister’s Office.
- The task force also submitted its report to Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Details:
- According to some sources, the report contains concrete suggestions on all aspects.
- Prime Minister Modi in his Independence Day speech last year spoke about a panel formed to decide on the “right age of marriage” for women.
- Finance Minister in her Budget speech last year proposed a panel on the “age of a girl entering motherhood” to lower maternal mortality rates and improve nutrition levels.
- Women’s rights activists have opposed the suggestion of raising the age of marriage from 18 to 21 for women.
- The rights activists have cited evidence to show that such a move may be used to incarcerate young adults marrying without parents’ consent.