Cabinet clears proposal to increase legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21
India TV NewsHighlights Cabinet has cleared proposal to increase legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21 The government approved the proposal in a meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday: Sources Currently, the legal minimum age of marriage for men is 21 years and 18 for women The Union Cabinet has passed a proposal to increase the minimum legal age for marriage of women from 18 to 21 years. Currently, the legal minimum age of marriage for men is 21 years and 18 for women. After the Union cabinet's approval, the government will amend the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Special Marriage Act, and the Hindu Marriage Act to implement the new decision to increase the legal age of marriage of women," sources said. In his Independence Day speech last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said that to save women from malnutrition they are married at the right age.