Jaipur: Experts expressed their concern over the health of rural girls as there is a clear and obvious link between their academic status and the state of their well-being. A lot of girls get married at an early age, resulting in early pregnancies due to which a lot of health issues occur and in some cases, fatalities happen.
The state government is discouraging early pregnancies and also encouraging girls to maintain the gap between two children. However, it is unfortunate that girls in rural areas still fall behind boys when it comes to accessing education because of numerous social and cultural inhibitions.
Organisations working in
Rajasthan expressed the need for more girls to attend schools regularly.
Ashish Mukherjee,
Project
Director (Udaan),
IPE Global
said, “In rural Rajasthan for instance, investment in a daughter’s education is considered wasteful, since they have to be married off. Their schooling is usually disrupted due to financial or social pressures.”
He added, “Early marriage seems to be the inevitable fate of these girls which in turn impacts their reproductive health and condemns them to a life devoid of economic opportunities and any semblance of personal growth.
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