Maharishi University of Information Technology

The Parliament increased the minimum age for marriage realizing the urge to evolve the law according to the changing times and evolution of the society. Women should be given equal opportunity to earn and be equal to men but the same is not possible when the women’s marriageable age is not at par with men’s. All in all this legislation The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 brings out the importance of gender parity backed by the social acceptance that women of today’s era are equal in all aspects be it socially, culturally or even economically. Recently in this context, the Parliament had debated on the bill, which raised the age of legal marriage for women from 18 to 21, shall apply to all communities in the country and, once enacted, will supersede existing marriage and personal laws. The Bill was introduced in LokSabha by Smriti Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development. Irani said the proposed legislation was secular. “All women from all faiths, under...