Child marriages in India

Child marriages on a rise in the country: Maneka Gandhi

The government on Friday raised concerns over prevalence of child marriages in the country which has shown an increasing trend in last three years.

In her written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said that the National Crime Records Bureau data for three years from 2011 to 2013 shows an increasing trend in child marriages.

The minister said, 222 cases of child marriage was reported in 2013, 169 in 2012, while 2011 had recorded 113 such marriages in different parts of the country.

"Government of India is concerned about the prevalence of child marriages in the country and put in place necessary legislation viz. Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006 to tackle the problem," Ms. Gandhi said.

Responding to another question, the Minister said, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered 31 complaints of exploitation and abuse of children in protection homes and child care institutions including orphanages between 2011 and 2015.

Ms. Gandhi also said five complaints have been received in the ministry since 2012 regarding sexual exploitation of women inmates in Swadhar Homes and trafficking of women and children.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/child-marriages-on-a-rise-in-the-country-maneka-gandhi/article6990574.ece?homepage=true

Originally posted by: SPuja

BV is not doing any social service by this serial. Child marriages do not happen the way they show. And the consequences also are hard to believe. They will do social service if they can show something closer to reality. This cute girl with all the make up does not looks tortured at all. If they have guts - show the real face and real consequences - undernourishment, scarred face and body large number of children, high child and maternal mortality etc. etc.

Originally posted by: leavesandwaves

I think they showed something like that when Jamna died during childbirth. And also Gehna's rape.
And also Gehna's sisters steeped in poverty and looking like beggars.

They showed Phooli, Sugna, Asha and others who were not exactly Katrina Kaifs.

Originally posted by: leavesandwaves

BV is not a documentary. It is a daily soap. So they will take some poetic liberties to entice some sections of viewers.

The message is important. And the focus is also necessary however botched up they are.

Why bitter pills are sugar coated? Otherwise it is difficult to swallow them.

Originally posted by: SPuja

I do not find any message in BV. When the tormentors become the only family for their lead - when she is sharing the horror of her daughter's child marriage with her balak-var and he is reassuring her - what message anybody can get in this? It is not a bitter pill to cure anything - it just a regular story in the garb of messages - all the messages are just to show more and more horror - nothing constructive.

Originally posted by: leavesandwaves

In the light of this fact, the emphasis on child marriage is still relevant and BV is doing some social service by focussing on this vexatious issue again and again. Not all child marriages end in fairytale situations though.