Ranchi: Government and non-governmental organizations of 20 states are continuously making efforts to stop child marriage.
Efforts are being made to make people aware about this.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) in collaboration with Chanakya National Law University, Patna has set a target of completely eliminating child marriage from the country by 2030.
Organizations from about 20 states working for the safety and welfare of children are involved in this.
A blueprint is being prepared to achieve the goal of child marriage free India.
According to 2011 census data, 51, 57,863 girls in the country were married before they turned 18.
According to the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021), 23.3 percent of girls aged 20 to 24 years in the country were married before they turned 18.
76,000 women and children from 7028 villages across the country took to the streets carrying torches together to raise their voice against child marriage.
This conference, to be organized in 20 states of the country, is another step towards fulfilling the dream of child marriage free India by 2030.
By organizing a conference, efforts are being made to bring all the organizations together to stop child marriage.
Efforts are being made to make people aware.
At present the law against child marriage has been made strict.
Awareness is being created about the physical, mental and social side effects of this on children.
Poverty, illiteracy and unemployment are the main reasons behind child marriage.
Efforts are being made to remove this also.
Child marriage is most prevalent in extremely backward districts.
Through skill development in such areas, child marriage can be prevented and the problem of poverty and unemployment can be solved.