This video looks at the provisions and key issues with the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 21, 2021. The Bill amends the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 to increase the minimum age of marriage of females.

Summary of the Bill https://prsindia.org/billtrack/thepr...

0:37 Provisions of the Bill
1:06 Issue 1 Socioeconomic opportunities for Women
1:55 Issue 2 Maternal and Infant Mortality
2:58 Issue 3 Incidence of Child Marriage
3:24 Issue 4 Constitutional Rights


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