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CHENNAI: A police constable was arrested recently for marrying a 17-year-old girl. The girl was rescued after she managed to contact a child helpline number. But, the child welfare officers alleged that the police were reluctant in taking quick action and the case was filed after a delay of three days after they were informed.
The accused, Pazhani Kumar, a 27-year-old constable attached to the Madhavaram Milk Colony police station, was posted as driver to a police inspector. On May 17, Pazhani Kumar, at his native village in Madurai, had married a class 12 girl in the presence of his family. The duo were staying in Madhavaram police quarters from May 23.
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Transgenders complain of neglect by social welfare department
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Collector promises to give relief to all those without ration cards
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Virudhunagar A large section of transgenders of Virudhunagar district complain that they have been left out in the list of beneficiaries of State government’s COVID assistance to transgenders.
“While 254 of us got ₹ 1,000 each in two instalments during last year’s lockdown, the number has come down by over 100 this year,” one of the transgenders said.
The third gender persons were shocked when they got details of the beneficiaries on their mobile phone on Monday night. The district administration had planned to distribute the assistance of ₹ 2,000 to 112 persons, who had no ration cards.
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AAA District Collector K. Megraj has set up a seven-member task force committee to provide support to children orphaned after the death of their parents due to COVID-19 disease.
Mr. Megraj said in a release that the members include District Child Protection Officer, Joint Director, Medical and Rural Health Services, Additional Superintendent of Police, District Social Welfare Officer, Chairman or member of Child Welfare Committee and an operator of children home recommended by Collector.
He said the committee would provide necessary assistance for these children. The district administration requested the public to inform the committee if there are any such children.
NU Children s Parley Wants CDF Bursary Back to Min of Gender
Children s Parliament in Ntcheu has resolved that the school bursary scheme which currently is being controlled through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) should revert back to the Ministry of Gender as deserving needy students are not benefiting from the current arrangement.
One of the young legislators, 14-year-old Naison Mayankho claims he is failing to pursue his form 1 studies at Robert Laws Secondary School in Dowa. The current arrangement is not favoring needy students. Politicians have their own interests hence they leave out deserving students during selection, Mayankho claimed.
Ntcheu District Social Welfare Officer, Rodwell Chunga says the resolution made if adopted by legislators will go a long way in addressing challenges in the selection of needy students for bursaries.