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The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal.
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The only two states in the country where around 50 per cent of women get married before turning 21 are Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Jharkhand has the highest percentage of underage girls getting revealed a survey by the Union Home Ministry.
The survey was conducted in 2020 and the report was published late last month. Jharkhand and West Bengal are the only two states in the country where more than half of the women are married before attaining the age of 21 years.
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