Union Cabinet clears proposal to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21 years

The Union Cabinet is learnt to have passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as men, reported The Indian Express.

The report quoted sources saying that following the Cabinet nod to the Bill, the government will introduce an amendment to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006, and consequently bring amendments to the Special Marriage Act and personal laws such as the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.