Ganjam Collector Vijaya Amruta Kulange has declared the district as completely child marriage-free.
After duly verified by the respective Block Development Officers, Tehsildars, Executive Officers, NACs and Child Marriage Officers of the district which have been recommended by the respective GPs, Wards, and village-level Task Force committees, the administration has declared the district as child marriage free.
The order said that the district comprises of 3,309 child marriage free villages; 280 child marriage free wards under ULBs and 503 child marriage free gram panchayats.
It may be mentioned that Kulange took personal interest and initiatives for successful implementation of Nirbhaya Kadhee scheme of the State Government in Ganjam district to prevent child marriage and took several initiatives in this direction under the direct supervision of Sarpanches, Anganwadi workers and ASHAs at grass root level forsuccessful implementation of the scheme.