NO COUNTRY CAN TRULY DEVELOP IF HAlF OF ITS POPULATION IS LEFT BEHIND

In the earliest known history of India around 200 BC , young women and men rejoiced a liberal concept of love . As our society developed and specially with the coming of colonial govt child marriage r baal vivaah became very prevalent . Just at the tender of 12 they were married off . Psychological , mental and physical development and maturity of women are important factors to be kept in mind while marrying . As soon as girl turns adult she is pressurized by her parents to marry , she does not get a chance to become independent adn stand on her own feet . Mahima a girl of 18 was married off during covid wave in 2020 , even though she aspired to be a doctor her parents found a perfect opportunity to marry her as they found a groom who himself was a laborer working in noida . In 2021 she got her first child , her dream to become a doctor got shattered . Now her dream is just a mirage in a humongous desert . When a woman has equal right to vote as man , has equal right to come in a contract as a man can , then why should a woman not have equals age for marriage which is 21 as man . The Ministry for Women and Child Development set up a team to investigate the relationship between the period of marriage with issues of nutrition, infant mortality rate and maternal mortality rate . The result suggested that the age of marriage be increased to 21 years . The bill launched by BJP led NDA govt is going to empower the women and give them an opportunity to work towards their goal and understand their rights . In 1978 Child Marriage Restraint Act was paased wherein the marriage of boys and girls became 21 and 18 respectively . Even though this act was implemented then too around 1 out 5 girls are married before even reaching the age of 18 which shows thats this bill wont be sufficient enough to bring a chand and empower women . young women not yet financially independent, who are unable to exercise their rights and freedoms while still under the yoke of familial and societal pressures . Even though this scheme has some drawbacks , this scheme would give a hope , a chance and an opportunity for young women to aspire and be ambitious to achieve their future goals and not just be sacrifice it all by compromising . The NDA government has good intention for launching the bill but it needs to focus on the implementation part which would eventually lead to women empowerment which is the final goal .