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TN sees sharp rise in child marriages

December 24, 2024

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The Morning Standard

Data obtained through RTI shows an increase of 55.6% between 2023 and 2024 in the state

- SUBASHINI VIJAYAKUMAR

TN sees sharp rise in child marriages

The number of child marriages in Tamil Nadu has increased at an alarming rate of 55.6% between 2023 and 2024. While 1,054 marriages happened in 2023, it increased to 1,640 in 2024 in just 11 months between January and November, data obtained by TMS through the Right to Information Act showed.

The data also showed that the percentage of child marriages the authorities managed to stop after receiving complaints saw a consistent decline in the last two years. Authorities managed to prevent 70.2% of the marriages in the 3,609 complaints they received in 2022. But this dropped to 65.4% (of 3,049 complaints) in 2023 and to just 53.7% (of 3,544 complaints) in 2024.

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