Question

By which act the minimum age of marriage was decided for boys 21 years and 18 years for girls

Answer 1

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. ... It came into effect from 1 November 2007, replacing the Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) of 1929 or Sharda Act. This law was amended in 1978, wherein the legal age of marriage of girls was raised from 15 to 18 years and of boys from 18 to 21 years

Answer 2

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In 1978, an Amendment was made in the Sarda Act which changed the minimum age of marriage for women to 18 years and for men 21 years.

KnOw more :-

• Government of india fixed legal marriage age of boys as 21 years , and gírls as 18 years.
• This is because teenage methers are not prepared mentally or physically for motherhood.
• Early marriage and motherhood cause health problems for the mother and child.