BY TC News Desk
Agartala, 29th June 2025 : In a landmark achievement under the flagship initiative Mission Sankalp, ten villages in Tripura’s Sepahijala district have been awarded the ‘Aspiring Child Marriage Free’ (Bronze Category) certification for successfully preventing child marriages over the past six months.
District Magistrate Siddharth Shiv Jaiswal stated that the district administration, under the visionary framework of Mission Sankalp, is working proactively to eradicate child marriage and teenage pregnancies.
“A key element of this initiative is the recognition and incentivization of villages that show commitment to building a Child Marriage Free (CMF) environment,” he said.
Explaining the certification framework, the DM highlighted the three-tiered CMF Village Recognition System Aspiring CMF Village (Bronze Category): No reported child marriage in the last 6 months, Rising CMF Village (Silver Category): No reported child marriage in the last 12 months, Model CMF Village (Gold Category): No reported child marriage in the last 24 months
Regarding the certification process, he informed that village pradhans submit certified declarations to the Block Development Office (BDO), following which the BDO verifies and forwards the claim to the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM). After approval by the Sub-Divisional Task Force, the proposal is sent to the District Magistrate and further reviewed by the District-Level Task Force for final certification within one month.
“As part of this mission, ten villages have now been conferred the Aspiring CMF Village (Bronze) certification for maintaining zero instances of child marriage over the last six months,” the DM told this publication.
“As part of this initiative, 10 villages have been awarded the ‘Aspiring Child Marriage Free (Bronze Category)’ certification, acknowledging their efforts in preventing child marriage over the past 6 months”, he told this publication.
The villages are Promod Nagar VC, Jampuijala R.D Block, Doyarampara VC, Jampuijala R.D Block, . Twima VC, Jampuijala R.D Blockm, JK Nagar, Jampuijala R.D Block, 5. East Ratnapur, Jampaijala R.D Block, West Ratnapur, Jampuijala R.D Block7. Ramnagar VC, Charilam R.D Block, Batharmura VC, Charilam R.D Block, Rampadapara VC, Nalchar R.D Block and Padmininagar VC, Nalchar R.D Block
“The District Administration will continue to encourage villages to aspire for higher categories of recognition by maintaining sustained efforts against child marriage. Through community engagement, awareness, and strict monitoring, Mission Sankalp envisions a Sepahijala where every village is a safe and supportive environment for children and adolescents”, he added.
