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title: "Why is the dowry system still continuing in India in spite of the existence of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961? How can we put an end to this?"  
description: "Why is the dowry system still continuing in India in spite of the existence of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961? How can we put an end to this?"  
author: "shubham Misra"  
published: 2018-01-10  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32822/why-is-the-dowry-system-still-continuing-in-india-in-spite-of-the-existence-of-the-dowry-prohibition-act-of-1961-how-can-we-put-an-end-to-this  
category: "law & legal issues"  
tags: ["laws", "india law and legal issues"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is the dowry system still continuing in India in spite of the existence of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961? How can we put an end to this?

Why is the dowry [system](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87103/allahabad-high-court-bulldozed-the-islamic-madrasa-system-in-up) still continuing in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/336618/top-10-electric-bicycles-in-india-in-2024-to-improve-your-health) in spite of the existence of the Dowry Prohibition Act of 1961? How can we [put](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/369/introduction-to-the-asp-dot-net-web-api) an [end](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80658/end-of-dhonism-in-indian-cricket) to this?


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