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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. According to the Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, the minimum age for marriage was changed to 16 for girls and 18 for boys.

Detailed explanation-2: -The NCW petition stated that under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, Special Marriage Act, 1954 and Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the minimum age of marriage for a man is 21 years and for a woman it is 18 years.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1978, according to PCMA, the legal age of marriage was revised as 18 and 21 for girls and boys. The main concern behind the revised legal ages is the increase in maternal mortality rate. Girls who marry early in life, which is less than the age of 15 are not well informed about reproductive health and issues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Increasing the age of marriage for females: The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 provides that the minimum age of marriage is 21 years in case of males, and 18 years in case of females.

Detailed explanation-5: -Marriageable age is the age at which a person is allowed by law to marry. According to the Child Marriage Act, a girl in India can’t marry before the age of 18, and a boy before 21. Q. Minimum age of marriage for boys is (put a number).