Since 1978, the minimum age of marriage in India has been fixed at 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys, but child marriage remains prevalent. Recently released census data reveals shocking statistics about child marriage.
In 2011, there were over 27 lakh children in the 10-14 age group, overwhelmingly girls, who were married. Uttar Pradesh had the largest number of such children and was followed by Maharashtra, Bihar and Rajasthan each having over 2 lakh such children.
The data also showed that about 1.7 lakh children in this tender age group were already widowed, separated or divorced
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