Daily Current Affairs Article 21th January 2021: The task force 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 and the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Chairperson of the committee Jaya Jaitley refused to comment on the contents of the report submitted after a delay of five months.
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When the panel was formed in June last year, it was given until July 31, 2020, to finalise its report.
Prime Minister Narendra 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 Nirmala Sitharaman 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 21 to 21 for women and have cited evidence to show that such a move may be used to incarcerate young adults marrying without parents’ consent.
