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Maharashtra: 15,253 teenage mothers found in 16 tribal districts in three years, says Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Updated On: 21 March, 2023 01:34 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
When asked whether the state had reported more than 15,000 child marriages in the last three years and if it could prevent even 10 per cent of it, Lodha in his written reply said it was "partially" true
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The Maharashtra government has come across 15,253 adolescent mothers in the past three years in 16 tribal-dominated districts of the state, Woman and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha told the Legislative Council on Tuesday.
The minister was responding to a question on child marriages, which is a crime in India.
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