Indore: District teams formed to prevent child marriage

Madhya Pradesh: The Indore district administration has intensified efforts to prevent and control child marriage, especially ahead of Basant Panchami, when large-scale community weddings take place.

Acting on the instructions of Collector Shivam Verma, the Women and Child Development Department has formed two district-level teams to promptly respond to complaints and prevent any incidents of child marriage.

District Program Officer Madhumati Sirole stated that the teams will immediately respond to complaints, verify information, and initiate legal action against violators. To strengthen monitoring, a control room has been set up at the Collector’s office for the Women and Child Development Department. Citizens can report suspected child marriages on the control room’s telephone number 0731-2360181.

The first team includes social worker Ashish Goswami, Head Constable Rajkumar Khandelwal, Block Coordinator Nirmal Verma, Laado Abhiyan core group member Mahendra Pathak, and Shaurya Dal member Sangeeta Singh.

The second team includes Child Protection Officer Bhagwandas Sahu, Constable Rohit Mujalde, and Shelesh Sharma, a member of the Lado Abhiyan group. Officials said the district will ensure that child marriages do not occur anywhere.