Child Marriage could be called a social injustice which still occurs in many parts of the world. India is the leading country to have this stigma. As per 2009 UNICEF report, child marriage rate in India is 40%. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (PCM) Act of 2006 has proved ineffective in preventing the high number of child marriages in the country. As per the experts, the ongoing child marriage practices in India will have severe repercussions. As estimated by the experts 100 million girls are destined to be married of as child by 2014 worldwide, reported Rashme Sehgal for Deccan Chronicle. The number is unbelievable and demands effective remedy. Being in a high tech age, these figures reported by different agencies and activists sound very shameful. Will India ever get rid of this social injustice act called child marriages?
Mohd Ziyallah Khan
Nagpur