 "girl child marriage")
The Centre told the Parliament in November last year that child marriages had halved since the enactment of the Prevention of Child Marriage Act in 2006. Fresh data from the Sample Registration System (SRS) reveals that of the total weddings that took place in 2023, 2.1 per cent had a girl child as a bride.
Most prevalent in West Bengal, Jharkhand Girl child marriage in total weddings remained above two per cent in the country, barring in Covid-hit year (2020). Over 2019 to 2023 — West Bengal saw the share of girl child marriages in total weddings
