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New Delhi, Nov 27: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday stressed the need to implement the Population Control Bill irrespective of their religion or the section of society they belong to. He termed the implementation of this bill ‘crucial’ citing the availability of limited resources. “The Population Control Bill is crucial as we have limited resources. China implemented ‘one child policy’ to control the population and thus achieved development,” Giriraj Sin...

Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday stressed the need to implement the Population Control Bill irrespective of their religion or the section of society they belong to.

The report by NGO Child Rights and You (CRY) said under-age marriage has a detrimental impact on girls' sexual and reproductive health (SRH) as majority of them become mothers before attaining adulthood.

The study was conducted on the occasion of Childrens Day and Child Safety Week (November 14 to 20). The study claimed that only 16 per cent parents and parents-in-law and 34 per cent of child brides or grooms are aware of the negative consequences of child marriage.

As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) report, the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined from 130 per 100,000 live births in 2014-16 to 103 in 2017-19

The survey is brought out by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs

"The percentage of females who got effectively married before reaching 18 years of age is 1.9 at the national level and varies from 0.0 in Kerala to 5.8 in Jharkhand," the survey said. In Jharkhand, child marriages accounted for 7.3 per cent of marriages in rural areas and three per cent in urban areas, it said. Jharkhand Sees Highest Percentage of Child Marriage Among Girls in India.

Jharkhand has earned the disrepute of having the highest percentage of underage girls getting married, according to the latest demographic sample survey by the Union Home Ministry.

The percentage of girls getting married before attaining majority is as high as 5.8 in Jharkhand, according to the survey brought out by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs.

The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal.