❖ The centre launched the national campaign “Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat”.

❖ The anti-child marriage campaign will focus on seven high-burden states—West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh.

❖ The Child Marriage Free Bharat Portal also inaugurated.

❖ This online platform enables the citizens to report child marriage incidents, file complaints, and access information about the Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPOs) nationwide.

❖ The portal is a significant step in empowering the citizens and enforcing the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006.

❖ The aim is to reduce child marriage prevalence to below 5% by 2029.

❖ Child marriage rates dropped from 47.4% in 2006 to 23.3% in 2019-21.