Bill to raise women’s legal age of marriage to 21

The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 / Sharda Act 

• The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, passed on 28 September 1929, in the Imperial Legislative Council of India.
• The bill was popularly known as the Sharda Act, after its sponsor Harbilas Sharda.
• It fixed the age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years. 
• In 1949, after India's independence, it was amended to 15 for girls, and 
• In 1978 to 18 for girls and 21 for boys.
• Later in 2006, The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act replaced the imperial Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929.