Child marriage stopped in Ramnad District of Tamil Nadu.

A 15-year-old child bride was rescued and saved from marriage to a 35 rear-old maternal uncle at Thalakavur in the district on November 14, 2013 (Children’s Day), thanks to the efforts of R.Sakunthala, Chairperson Child Welfare Committee and K.Balamurugan, District Childline Coordinator. The CWC also rescued a 14 year-old girl who eloped with a `17 year-old boy and when the leaders of gypsy community were arranging their marriage. I am very glad to know this development especially because I had a personal experience of preventing some 450 child marriages with the active support of UNICEF in the North-Western part of Madhya Pradesh as the Commissioner of Women and Child during 1992-93. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++