The parliamentary standing committee constituted to examine “The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021” which seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women to 21 has only woman MP out of 31 members. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, which will have wider influence over society especially females, was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session and referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports.
The Bill seeks to raise the legal age of marriage for women in India from 18 to 21 to bring it at par with men. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 seeks to amend the “Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006” and seven personal laws, which are:
Indian Christian Marriage Act; the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act; the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act; the Special Marriage Act; the Hindu Marriage Act; and the Foreign Marriage Act.
