Tuesday, 27 June 2017

CHILD MARRIAGES HIGH IN HYDERABAD: REPORT BY YOUNG LIVES, THE INDIA CHAPTER OF AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT

Hyderabad and Rangareddy are among top 70 districts in the country with high incidences of child marriages as per Census 2011, breaking the myth that child marriages occur more often in rural areas. This was revealed in a report titled ‘A statistical analysis of child marriage in India based on Census 2011’ released by Young Lives, the India chapter of an international research project, in association with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.



TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER


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