Himachal Pradesh govt increases women’s legal age for marriage to 21

India’s Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly has passed a Bill to increase the minimum marriage age for women from 18 to 21, amending the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. This change aims to promote gender equality and address the negative impact of early marriages on women’s careers and development


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