Rise in Cases of Child Marriage
The data from Social Welfare Department of Assam shows that there is an increase in cases of child marriages in the state.
Area Specific
- Most of the cases of child marriage are reported from migrant Muslim-dominated areas, specifically the ‘char’ (River Island) areas and from tea plantations.
The Data
- 3,192 child marriages were recorded from 2016-17 fiscal to the 2020-21 financial years.
- 74 child marriages were performed during 2016-17 followed by 448 during 2017-18 and 759 during 2018-19.
- The child marriage figure jumped to 1,089 during 2019-20. This worst scenario was witnessed after the Assam Govt. announced a gift of a ‘tola’ ....
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