The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as men.
This approval comes more than a year later after Prime Minister Narendra Modi first proposed this idea on India's Independence Day, in the year 2020.
As per reports from The Indian Express, following the Cabinet's approval, the Government will introduce an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 and consequently bring amendments to the Special Marriage Act and personal laws such as the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
"I want to make it clear that our reasoning behind the recommendation was never one of population control. Recent data released by NFHS 5 (National Family Health Survey) have already shown that the Total Fertility Rate is decreasing and the population is under control. The idea behind it (the recommendation) is the empowerment of women" Jaya Jaitly, leader of Centre's Task force told The Indian Express.
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