Friday, March 4, 2011

According to Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1978 the minimum legal Age of marriage is 18 yrs for female and 21 yrs in male. As per latest figures in India still 42 % are doing Child Marriages. The least child marriages are seen in Himachal Pradesh @ 9.1 % and worst is seen in Bihar (57%), Rajasthan (56%) and Jharkhand (54%).