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Bill to raise marriage age for women to 21 years – Parliament Standing committee
December 28 , 2021
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- The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to raise the marriage age for women from 18 to 21 years was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 21, 2021.
- The lower house voted to send the bill to a standing committee for further scrutiny after protests from the opposition parties.
- The opposition parties raised protest on the manner in which the bill was included in the legislative agenda at the last minute and urged that it should be sent to a standing committee.
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