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A survey conducted successful 8 blocks of Kerala’s Erode district, wherever early-age pregnancies are much prevalent, revealed that a bulk of young large women were schoolhouse dropouts, District Collector S. Kandasamy said astatine the 2nd Expert Committee gathering held astatine the Collectorate connected Friday (January 23, 2026).
The committee gathering nether Mr. Kandaswamy’s chairmanship held a treatment connected issues arising from early-age marriages and related pregnancies successful the district. He highlighted that pregnancies resulting from aboriginal marriages pb to superior carnal and intelligence wellness complications among women, including anaemia, precocious humor pressure, premature deliveries and accrued maternal mortality.
The Collector said that children calved from specified pregnancies often endure from debased commencement value and different wellness problems. He added that early-age marriages adversely impact girls’ education, employment prospects and wide prime of life, too being illegal.
Emphasising the request for coordinated action, the Collector urged each departments to enactment unneurotic to place schoolhouse dropouts, supply counselling and guarantee their re-enrolment successful schools. He besides stressed the value of creating consciousness successful schools and villages astir the consequences of early-age marriages and pregnancies.
District Health Officer P. Aruna, Joint Director of Health Services Jayanthi, Government Erode Medical College and Hospital Dean Iravikumar, Chief Educational Officer Manvizhi, City Health Officer Karthikeyan and different departmental officials were present.
