• Rajveer Singh

The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 is the current legislation which deals with prohibition of child marriage in India. Recently a bill was proposed to amend this act and to increase the legal marriageable age of females to 21 years from 18 years in the amendment. Section 14A is also inserted in the amendment to override all the existing laws that will contradict with the amendment. But there are many challenges which would be faced by the government for the enactment of this amendment. Child marriage is mostly the result of gender inequality which affects the girls disproportionately. Gender inequality is a major challenge for the enactment of the amendment of 2021. Multiple laws for marriage creates a confusion and difficulty in implementing a uniform child marriage prohibition law in India. India has the world's highest population of people adding to the terrible loop of illiteracy in the country. Illiteracy is major challenge as illiterate people are unable to understand outcomes of early marriage. It is noted that the area which have more poverty rate has more cases of child marriage. This is because poor people do not have enough resources to educate their children and provide them food Despite the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act's theoretical promise of support for girls who annul their child marriages; women and girls encounter numerous practical obstacles in receiving these payments. This creates a hindrance in passing of the further amendment or any law related to the prohibition of child marriage.

Child Marriage, Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Gender Inequality, Poverty, Illiteracy

"Challenges To Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.d588-d593, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207375.pdf

"Challenges To Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppd588-d593, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207375.pdf