Children's rights under the law in India 2019, by gender

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Manya Rathore,
Sep 22, 2023
In India, the minimum age for marriage for girls was 18, whereas the minimum legal age for boys to get married was 21. Other than the minimum age for marriage, the minimum age of consent for sex, the minimum legal working age, and the compulsory age of schooling for both boys and girls were the same in India.

Children's rights under the law in India in 2019, by gender

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August 2021

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India

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2019

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* Compulsory age of schooling was six to 14 years for both girls and boys.

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