Chapter 8 Social and Educational Reforms in Rajasthan before Independence — OUR RAJASTHAN STD 7 — Question

Child Marriage: Marriage of under age girls and boys and the practice of marrying immature girls to men of older age and were two evil practices prevalent in society. This had an adverse effect on the physical and mental health of girls and boys, which was not appropriate for a developing society.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati raised his voice to stop evil practices like child marriage and misalliance. The princely state of Alwar made the child marriage and misalliance prohibition law on 10th December, 1903. At the Indian level, the law relating to the prohibition of child marriage was first passed in 1929. It was amended in 1949,1978 and 2006. Currently, the minimum age of girls for marriage is 18 years and that of boys is 21 years.