Parliament panel examining bill on marriage age of women gets another extension

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 29, 2024
A parliamentary committee examining the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has been given another extension to table its report. The bill seeks to raise the age of marriage of women from 18 to 21. The committee will now finalize its report by May before the tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha ends in June.

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