Legal Age of Marriage for Women

👉The Union Cabinet has taken a decision to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 year bringing the age of marriage for both men and women at par.

👉Personal laws of various religions that deal with marriage have their own standards, often reflecting custom.

👉The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 sets 18 years as the minimum age for the bride and 21 years as the minimum age for the groom.

👉The Special Marriage Act, 1954 and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 also prescribe 18 and 21 years as the minimum age of consent for marriage for women and men, respectively.

👉In Islam, the marriage of a minor who has attained puberty is considered valid.

👉In June 2020, the Ministry for Women and Child Development set up a task force headed by Jaya Jaitly along with other members- NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul and secretaries of several ministries.

👉The committee was to look at the feasibility of increasing the age of marriage and its implication on women and child health, as well as how to increase access to education for women.

👉The committee has to recommend a timeline by which the government could roll out the implementation of the policy, as well as the amendments that would need to be made in existing laws.

👉The committee received feedback from young adults from 16 universities across the country.

👉Over 15 NGOs were also engaged to reach out to young adults in far-flung areas and marginalised communities.



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Criminalising Marital Rape

👉 A batch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape, has been filled in the Delhi High Court.

👉The petition seeks to amend the criminal law, which includes Section 375 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

👉The grounds for “marital immunity” for rape prosecution have emerged from the patriarchal discourse in society.

👉Under the impact of the second wave of feminism in the seventies, Australia became the first common law country to pass reforms in 1976 and after it, many Scandinavian and European countries made rape in marriage a criminal offence.

👉Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape, provided the wife is above 15 years of age, also known as the “marital rape exception”.

👉This exception clause violates the women’s fundamental right to equality, freedom of speech and expression, and most of all the right to life and personal liberty.

👉The Justice J. S. Verma Committee, constituted in the aftermath of the horrific Nirbhaya gang rape in 2012.


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Nari Shakti Puraskar

👉The President of India confers the Nari Shakti Puraskar on the International Women's Day (8th March), annually.

👉The Nari Shakti Puraskar carries a cash award of Rs.2 Lakh and a certificate for individuals and institutions.

👉The Ministry of Women and Child Development announces these national level awards for individuals/ groups/ Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs)/ institutions etc.

👉Initiated in the year 1999, it is the highest Civilian Honour for Women in India, To showcase the Government’s commitment towards women with the aim of strengthening their position in the society.

👉It will also provide an opportunity to Young Indians to understand the contribution of women in building society and the nation.

👉As per the Guidelines, any individual of at least 25 years of age and institutions having worked in the relevant field for at least 5 years are eligible to apply.

❇️The awards are given:

✅For encouraging women to participate in decision making roles.

✅Women’s skill development in traditional and non-traditional sectors.

✅Facilitating basic amenities for rural women.

✅Promoting women in non-traditional sectors like science and technology, sports, art, culture concretely.

✅For the significant work towards safety and security, health and wellness, education, life skills, respect and dignity of women etc.

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