Promoting girl child’s education vital to mitigate child marriage in India: CRY

New Delhi: As India continues to grapple with the debilitating tolls levied by the COVID-19 pandemic and with interventions related to child education, health and nutrition and child protection majorly disrupted over the past several months; the risk of child marriage is on the rise with the shrinking of economy and the resultant increase in vulnerabilities of marginalised families and children.

Education is key to reduce child marriage: CRY

Patna, Oct 10 (IBNS): In spite of an overall decline in the rate of marriage among young girls across most of Indian states, Bihar continues to have a comparatively higher percentage of marriage before girls reach the legally prescribed age of 18 years.