The Government of India introduced several policy initiatives to address the problem of early marriages. The National Population Policy 2000 promotes delayed marriage for girls. The National Policy for the Empowerment of Women, 2001, recognizes the critical need of men and women to suitably address the issues of early marriage and aims to eliminate child marriage by 2010. The National Youth Policy 2003 calls for sensitization among adolescents about the correct age for marriage. The Child Marriage Act, 2006 According to this act Child marriage is a non-bailable and cognizable offence with a two-year rigorous jail term or a fine of Rs.1 lakh.