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Govt decision to raise women's marriage age to 21 causing pain to some: PM

'We are trying to increase the age of marriage of women to 21 years so that they can have time to study and progress. The country is taking this decision for its daughters,' says PM Modi

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Taking a swipe at his rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said women are happy with the government's decision to raise the marriage age to 21 but this has caused pain to some.

Addressing a rally in Prayagraj, he also said that 25 lakh of the 30 lakh houses given under Prime Minister Awas Yojana are registered in the name of women in Uttar Pradesh.
 
This shows the government's commitment to "sacha (true) empowerment of women", Modi said.

"We are trying to increase the age of marriage of women to 21 years so that they can have time to

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