The sources said the panel has made strong recommendations towards increasing the age of marriage of girls. An official said the WCD Ministry is looking into the recommendations made by the committee. Addressing the nation on the occasion of India s 74th Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is deliberating on what should be the minimum age for marriage of women. We have set up a committee to reconsider the minimum age for marriage of our daughters. We will take appropriate decisions after the committee submits its report, he had said.