Legal Marriage Age in India 2022

Indian governments have considered increasing the minimum age of marriage as the only solution, with the current age threshold for women being lower (18 years) compared to men (21 years).

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Arguments for Increasing Legal Marriageable Age

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Equal Laws Emanate Equality: Equality emanates from equal laws and social transformations are both the precursors of laws and a consequence of them. Facilitating Women Empowerment: There are various indicators of growth in women specially in enrolment of female students in higher education.

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Legal Marriage Age in India 2022

Indian governments have considered increasing the minimum age of marriage as the only solution, with the current age threshold for women being lower (18 years) compared to men (21 years).

Arguments for Increasing Legal Marriageable Age

Protection of Basic Rights: Protection of women against early and child marriage is a protection of their basic rights. Bringing Gender Parity: Section 2(a) of the Special Marriage Act declares legal marriageable age women as 18 while for men this age is 21

Equal Laws Emanate Equality: Equality emanates from equal laws and social transformations are both the precursors of laws and a consequence of them. Facilitating Women Empowerment: There are various indicators of growth in women specially in enrolment of female students in higher education.

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