India, Nov. 2 -- After coming across cases of child marriage and deliveries involving minors in which fake Aadhaar cards were used to conceal their ages, the state government has now made school-leaving certificates or transfer certificates mandatory for the registration of marriages and pregnancies, particularly in rural areas.

Earlier this year, after 86 cases of minor girls' deliveries in government and municipal hospitals came to light in Solapur district, the state government registered criminal cases against all those involved, including parents. It also announced that printing the dates of birth of the bride and groom on wedding invitations would be made mandatory. Sanjay Lakhe Patil, a member of the Maharashtra State Commission f...