Child Marriage in India: Case studies in Warangal District of Telangana State

Marriage of girls less than 18 years is a fundamental violation of their human rights including their sexual and reproductive health. It is also a threat to the prosperity and stability of countries. As per the study it was found that poverty is one of the major factors underpinning child marriage. 50% of the respondents belong to economic poor communities, 60% are adopted nuclear families system. 50% are illiterates and 25% have studied below 8^th Std. 80% of the respondent's occupation is agricultural labour and farmer. More than 90% married girls are not earning even Rs11000/-per annum. Most of them are getting less than Rs 900/-per month. This pathetic situation is clearly visible in economic conditions of the married girls. 95% respondents who had got child marriage were not involved in decision making process of their family affairs. It observed that these married girls are getting many problems with regards to domestic violence, maternal mortality, child mortality, physical and sexual abuses in the study areas of Warangal district. The study has been collected during October-December 2015. To strengthen the arguments, group interviews, case study have been used. For the secondary source materials, relevant data and information have been collected from documents, reports, and Government offices. Further it was revealed that girls married under 18 years faced an elevated risk of complications in pregnancy and childbirth and contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV and experience social and educational disadvantages.