Page 2 - Child Marriage In India

Drop in child marriages in India drives decline in practice globally: UN

Child marriage in South Asia has almost halved over the past 25 years, falling from 59 per cent to 30 per cent today.

'Amendment to make child marriages void should be introduced soon'

There is great social acceptance of underage marriages in all communities and religions

Child brides: In Jharkhand, 1 in 2 girls aged 15-19 is married

Girls from Rajasthan started living with their husbands at a median age of 17 after spending four years in their parents' homes after marriage

40% of country's child brides reside in West Bengal: Supreme Court survey

Bihar recorded second-highest number of married girl children at 39%; Jharkhand stood third at 38%

SC reserves verdict on plea challenging exemption to sex in child marriage

Central government told the court that child marriage was an "inescapable factum"

Nitish Kumar govt to launch initiative against child marriage in Bihar

This was decided at a review meeting of Health department chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

India can save $5 bn in healthcare by ending child marriage, early birth

As many as 280,000 married girls between ages 15 and 19 have already given birth to four children