<P> Young girls in a child marriage are more likely to experience domestic violence in their marriages as opposed to older women . A study conducted in India by the International Centre for Research on Women showed that girls married before 18 years of age are twice as likely to be beaten, slapped, or threatened by their husbands and three times more likely to experience sexual violence . Young brides often show symptoms of sexual abuse and post-traumatic stress . </P> <P> Apni Beti, Apna Dhan (ABAD), which translates to "My daughter, My wealth," is one of India's first conditional cash transfer programmes dedicated to delaying young marriages across the nation . In 1994, the Indian government implemented this programme in the state of Haryana . On the birth of a mother's first, second, or third child, they are set to receive ₹ 500, or US $11 within the first 15 days to cover their post-delivery needs . Along with this, the government gives ₹ 2,500, or US $55, to invest in a long - term savings bond in the daughter's name, which can be later cashed for ₹ 25,000, or US $550, after her 18 birthday . She can only receive the money if she is not married . Anju Malhotra, an expert on child marriage and adolescent girls said of this programme, "No other conditional cash transfer has this focus of delaying marriage...It's an incentive to encourage parents to value their daughters ." </P> <P> The International Centre for Research on Women will evaluate Apni Beti, Apna Dhan over the course of the year 2012, when the program's initial participants turn 18, to see if the programme, particularly the cash incentive, has motivated parents to delay their daughters' marriages . "We have evidence that conditional cash transfer programmes are very effective in keeping girls in school and getting them immunised, but we don't yet have proof that this strategy works for preventing marriage," said Pranita Achyut, the program manager for Apni Beti, Apna Dhan . "If Haryana state's approach proves to be valuable, it could potentially be scaled up to make a significant difference in many more girls' lives--and not only in India". </P>

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