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Seethakka launches four new child welfare initiatives on Children’s Day

Hyderabad, Nov 14 (UNI) Telangana Minister for Women and Child Welfare Dr Danasari Anasuya (Seethakka) on Friday said the happiness and smiles of children were the true indicators of development and that the Revanth Reddy-led government was committed to ensuring their safety, health, nutrition and quality education.
Participating in Children’s Day celebrations organised by the Women and Child Welfare Department at Babu Jagjivan Ram Bhavan in Banjara Hills, along with Ministers Damodara Raja Narasimha and Ponnam Prabhakar, Seethakka launched four new initiatives focused on child welfare and protection.
The initiatives include an Artificial Intelligence-based monitoring system for children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), a 100-day special campaign to eradicate child marriages, six new specialised adoption agencies and four Childline help centres in Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak and Ranga Reddy districts.
Seethakka stressed the need to simplify and speed up the legal adoption process to prevent illegal adoptions. She said the government was also taking measures to prevent child abuse and child marriages and ensure the safety and dignity of women and children.
She urged Anganwadi staff to treat children with affection and responsibility, adding that the breakfast programme at Anganwadi centres was being expanded and uniforms and pre-school kits were being provided to children and staff.
The Minister said the government was also providing essential identification documents, including Aadhaar, birth, caste and health certificates, UDID cards and orphan status certificates, to children living in Bala Sadans for the first time in the State.
Emphasising that child protection was a collective responsibility, she called upon parents, teachers, voluntary organisations and society to work together to prevent child marriages, harassment and abuse.
The celebrations featured cultural performances by children and a play by children from a children's home highlighting the misuse of mobile phones. Members of the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Special Secretary Shruti Ojha and Commissioner Sangeetha Satyanarayana were among those present.
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