Chittoor Collector calls for collective efforts to eradicate child marriages

District Collector Sumit Kumar addressing a review meeting on child marriages and teenage pregnancies in Chittoor on Friday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

District Collector Sumit Kumar on Friday (October 9, 2026) called for collective efforts to eradicate the social evil of child marriages, and stressed that awareness must begin at school level. The Collector chaired a review meeting on teenage pregnancies at the ZP Meeting Hall here.

He said students from Class 6 onwards should be sensitised about the adverse impact of child marriage, legal aspects, and help mechanisms. He said that Self Help Groups should include prevention in the agenda to reach every family.