The centre launched the national campaign “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat”.
The anti-child marriage campaign will focus on seven high-burden states—West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh.
The Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal also inaugurated.
This online platform enables the citizens to report child marriage incidents, file complaints, and access information about the Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) nationwide.
The portal is a significant step in empowering the citizens and enforcing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.
The aim is to reduce child marriage prevalence to below 5% by 2029.
Child marriage rates dropped from 47.4% in 2006 to 23.3% in 2019-21.