2 Constitution & Welfare of Weaker Sections · 2.4 Children, youth and the elderly

2.4.4 Child marriage: Sarda Act to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006

India moved from raising the age of consent (1891) and restraining child marriage (Sarda Act, 1929) to prohibiting it (2006), yet about a quarter of young women are still married before 18.

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Key terms

  • child marriage
  • Age of Consent Act 1891
  • Rukhmabai
  • Phulmoni
  • Sarda Act 1929
  • Harbilas Sarda
  • Child Marriage Restraint Act
  • Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
  • voidable
  • Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
  • Akshaya Tritiya
  • gauna
  • kanyasulkam
  • Veeresalingam
  • NFHS-5
  • Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat

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  6. Common trapsFoundation
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