Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat Campaign
November 2024
Objective: To eliminate child marriage through collective efforts and focus on high-burden states and districts.
Target States: West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh, along with nearly 300 high-burden districts.
Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal: A platform to raise awareness, report cases, and monitor progress with real-time tracking by Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs).
Monitoring Mechanism: Central nodal officers and state-level CMPOs will ensure accountability and support for affected individuals.
Goal: Reduce child marriage rates to below 5% by 2029; rates have already dropped from 47.4% (2006) to 23.3% (2019-21).
