Ganjam declared Child marriage free district of Odisha

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Category : State Published on: January 04 2022

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The Collector cum District Magistrate of Ganjam district in Odisha declared the district as Child marriage free district.
Ganjam in Odisha has become the first district in the state to declare itself child marriage-free.
The district administration has been able to stop as many as 450 child marriages and video-record 48,383 marriages in two years — 2020 and 2021.
Ganjam has launched a campaign called Nirbhaya Kadhi (Fearless Bud) to prevent child marriages.
Also, the Ganjam administration has made the Aadhar card mandatory for any marriage.

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Ganjam declared Child marriage free district of Odisha