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A third of women married in India in 2018 were 18-20 years old, shows data

West Bengal, Rajasthan and Bihar were worst in terms of women marrying at an early age

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As per the 2018 SRS data, while the effective marriage age was over 21 for 64.5 per cent women, 33.2 per cent were married between the age of 18-20.

Ishaan Gera New Delhi
On Wednesday, the cabinet cleared a proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. The Prime Minister, from the ramparts of Red Fort, last year had announced that the government had formed a committee to deliberate on issues of malnutrition and assured that a decision on marriage would be taken soon.

The cabinet clearance is yet to be implemented as law. But once it takes effect and is implemented, it would push the effective marriage of nearly a third of women who are married each year. As per the 2018 SRS data, while the

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