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India: AIDWA demands that the government scrap the move to raise the age of marriage of girls to 21

18 December 2021

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[Dec17, 2021]

AIDWA Statement on increase in the age of marriage for girls

AIDWA strongly disagrees with the recent Union Cabinet decision to raise the age of marriage to 21 from 18 years for girls. This move, ostensibly for