Child Marriage

Child Marriage: 

Child Marriage: Inspite of the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929, there has been widespread prevalence of child marriage, specially in Rajasthan. It is fell, thus, that the Act needs amendment to make the offence cognisable and non-bailable. To sensitise public and facilitate reporting on incidents of child marriage, it is important that executive powers and other responsibilites be decentralised. The powers in this connection should be devolved to NGOs and other responsible persons at Panchayat and village level in order to prevent cnild marriage. There should be greater sirnss on prevention of child marriage, rather than on its annulment. Compulsory registration of marriage could also ret as an impediment to child marriage.