The Government of India is concerned about the prevalence of child marriages in the country and has enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006. The Act authorises the States Governments to frame Rules for carrying out the provisions of the Act.

As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, a total number of 280 cases in 2014 and 293 cases in 2015 were registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006. The total number of Cases Registered (CR) and Person Convicted (PCV) under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 during 2015 & 2016 are given below:

No. of Cases Registered (CR) and Person Convicted (PCV) under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 during 2015 and 2016

 

Year	2015		2016
Category	CR	PCV	CR	PCV
Total	293	53	326	35

 

The above Information was given by Minister of Women and Child Development, Stm Maneka Sanjay Gandhi in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, today.

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