From Awareness to Action: State-Led Efforts to End Child Marriage in India

In March 2026, UNICEF India released a set of case studies highlighting innovative, state-level interventions contributing to the elimination of child marriage across the country.

  • These initiatives demonstrate how localised, community-driven approaches can effectively address the deep-rooted social, economic, and cultural factors that sustain the practice of early marriage.

State-Level Innovations Driving the End of Child Marriage in India

  • ADVIKA Programme (Odisha): Reached 2.5 million adolescents by linking menstrual health and legal literacy to secondary school retention.
    • Over 14,000 villages have been declared "Child Marriage Free" through this convergent strategy.
  • Child Reporters Programme (Jharkhand): A school-based initiative that trains children to raise ....
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