The Government proposed legislation to raise the minimum age of marriage. The child marriage Restraint Act 1921, [popularly known as the Shardha Act] prescribed 15 as the minimum age for girls and 18 for boys. This Act was amended and the age of marriage was raised to 18 and 21. The policy provided that if this provision was violated, severe punishment would be awarded by an officer not below the rank of sub-divisional magistrate. The question of making the registration of marriages compulsory was also considered.