{"id":5692,"date":"2024-08-30T17:18:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadindia.law\/blog\/en\/?p=5692"},"modified":"2024-08-30T17:18:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T11:48:45","slug":"what-recent-measures-did-the-himachal-assembly-approve-regarding-the-age-of-marriage-for-females","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadindia.law\/blog\/en\/what-recent-measures-did-the-himachal-assembly-approve-regarding-the-age-of-marriage-for-females\/","title":{"rendered":"What Recent Measures Did The Himachal Assembly Approve Regarding The Age Of Marriage For Females?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, the Himachal Pradesh Assembly approved a bill that would increase women’s marriage age from 18 to 21.<\/strong> On the first day of the two-week monsoon session, the House passed the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill 2024)<\/strong> by voice vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Health, Social Justice, and Empowerment Minister Dhani Ram Shandil<\/strong> introduced the law to increase the age at which women can get married. Despite being introduced in the Vidhan Sabha during the February budget session, it was not able to pass at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bill amended The Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006 (Act. No. 6 of 2007). <\/em><\/strong>This Act is also applicable to the whole of India. But Himachal Pradesh Became The First State, To Increase The Age Of Marriage For A Girl From 18 To 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History: An overview on child marriage restrain\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In India, child marriage has a long history that has been shaped by social, cultural, and economic variables. While customs varied throughout communities and locations, it was usual for females to marry before reaching puberty in the ancient and medieval eras. To solve this issue, social reform initiatives emerged during the British colonial era. THE CHILD MARRIAGE ACT, 1929 set the minimum marriage age at 14 for girls and boys at 18 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional legal advancements were accomplished after independence. The minimum age for marriage was 18 for girls and 21 for boys under Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Child Marriage?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When two or more people are under the illegal marriageable age, it is refer to as a child marriage. This is most commonly the case when children get marry before attaining age of 18. The effects of child marriage on the health, education, and personal growth of the girl child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are The Effects Of Child Marriage?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n