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Reported child marriage as share of total crime against children India 2015-2021
In 2021, reported child marriage cases accounted for 0.7 percent of the total crime committed against children in India. In the last few years, this number went through a major change. Child marriage is illegal in India as per the Child Marriage Restraint Act of 1929.