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255 child marriages stopped in a year: Collector

Beed (Maharashtra), April 26 (UNI) Child Helpline has succeeded in stopping 255 child marriages during the past one year in Beed district, District Collector Deepa Mudhol Munde said as she congratulated them on reaching the milestone and added, "our aim is to make it zero child marriage in the district".
According to the official press statement on Thursday, Child marriage eradication campaign is being implemented strictly in the district under the guidance of Collector Mudhol-Munde.
Innovative but necessary measures were being planned to prevent child marriages in the district. The Child Helpline 1098 under the office of District Women and Child Development Officer has succeeded in stopping as many as 255 child marriages between April 2023 and March 2024.
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