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After witnessing a decline in child marriage in India from 2006 to 2016, there is evidence of stagnation since then, as one in five girls and nearly one in six boys in India are still married below the legal age, with some States reporting a significant increase in such incidents. These grim
Progress toward eliminating child marriage in India has stalled, says study medicalxpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from medicalxpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p>Child marriage has declined in India—but across the country, one in five girls and nearly one in six boys are still married as children, and in recent years the practice has become more prevalent in some states/union territories, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.</p>