Cabinet Approves Proposal To Raise Marriageable Age Of Women To 21 Years The union cabinet passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, making it the same as men. presently, the minimum age of marriage for men is 21 but for women, it is 18. The indian government has preferred to increase the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. the union cabinet approved a plan to bring men and women's marriageable ages closer together. to guarantee a consistent age of marriage, the proposed legislation may include adjustments to different personal laws pertaining to marriage of.
India Cabinet Clears Proposal To Increase Minimum Marriageable Age For New delhi, december 16. the government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. the union cabinet on wednesday had. The union cabinet on wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. presently it is 18 years for women and 21 years for men. prime minister narendra modi had first shared the plan during his independence day address of 2020. The union cabinet on wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with the minimum marriagea. The union cabinet has cleared a proposal raising the legal age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men, media reports have said. the.
Union Govt Clears Proposal To Raise Marriageable Age Of Girls To 21 The union cabinet on wednesday passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with the minimum marriagea. The union cabinet has cleared a proposal raising the legal age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men, media reports have said. the. Union cabinet approves to increase marriageable age for women from 18 to 21 years the government is eyeing changes to the prohibition of child marriage act, special marriage act, and the hindu marriage act to bring the plan into action. by newsmeter network. The union cabinet has passed a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years – the same as men. the move comes a year after prime minister narendra modi from the ramparts of the red fort during his independence day had made a mention of this proposal. The proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 was cleared by the union cabinet based on the recommendations of a task force headed. In an important development, the union cabinet has approved a proposal aimed at bringing equality in the marriageable age for men and women. to implement this, amendments will be made to the prohibition of child marriage act (pcma), 2006 and other relevant laws. consequently, the legal marriage age for women will increase from 18 to 21 years.