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Assam<\/u>is reeling under a rise in the number ofchild marriagesdespite aprohibition lawso much so that 32 girls among every 100 in the state in the 20-24 age bracket were under 18 years at the time of their marriages and 12 among every 100 such child brides were either pregnant or have already become mothers, as per the National Family Health<\/a> Survey (NFHS-5) for 2019-21.<\/p>\n

According to NFHS-5, West Bengal, Bihar and Tripura top the list of child marriages with more than 40% of Women<\/a> aged 20-24 years married below 18. Five other states – Jharkhand, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and saw more than 30% child marriages in the said period.<\/p>\n

The Percentage<\/a> of child brides in the same age cohort in the state as recorded in NFHS-4 for 2015-16 was one per cent lower, but the percentage of child brides who were pregnant or mothers was one per cent higher than that recorded in the last survey.<\/p>\n

While child marriages are on the rise in Assam, nationally this social menace has reduced from 47 in 2005-06 to 26 in 2015-16, registering a decline of 21% points during the decade. During 2019-21, it declined further by 3% points to reach 23%, against Assam’s 32%.<\/p>\n

Percentage of women in the country aged 20 to 24 years, who were married before 18 years of age, was 48 among the Hindus in 2005-06, which was one per cent higher than Muslims. But during 2019-21, the percentage was three notches higher for the Muslims (26) than the Hindus. The percentage for Christians declined from 26 in 2006-06 to 15 in 2019-21.<\/p>\n

The Centre, in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha in 2020 said the practice of child marriages is largely due to the prevailing social customs, tradition, illiteracy, POVERTY<\/a>, low status of women in Society<\/a> and lack of awareness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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