Regarding Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Supreme Court said law enforcement machinery should not just focus on increasing prosecutions, but also make efforts to prevent the offence.
The Bill that seeks to increase the legal age of marriage from 18 to 21 was introduced in Lok Sabha during the winter session and referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
The Khap panchayat men’s adamant opposition to the new marriage age for women pauses only on the Muslim question. If the law is applied to Muslims as well, they say they will accept it.
Describing it as a 'decisive step', Union Minister Smriti Irani urged the Chair to refer the bill — which seeks to override all existing laws related to marriage — to a standing committee.
In a dig at former Samajwadi Party's govt in UP, PM Modi said, when 'mafia ruled the roost on the roads of UP' five years ago, the worst sufferers were 'our sisters and daughters'.
Panel led by Jaya Jaitly and NITI Aayog’s V.K. Paul says states must be given time and space to implement proposal, and that age of consent should remain 18.
The PM said the girls' gross enrolment ratio in education has turned higher than that of boys for the first time in India because of efforts taken by govt in the last 6 years.
Early marriage of women impacts the entire nation. Increasing women's labour force participation by ten per cent could add $ 770 billion to India's GDP by 2025.
The aim is to ensure that women are not pushed into marriage and motherhood before they are ready, a factor that can put her and the child’s health at risk.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
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