Date: 2025-06-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT--Constitution of Child Welfare Committee in Kallakurichi district under the Juvenile Justice (care and protection of children) act, 2015 and the Tamil Nadu juvenile Justice (care and protection of children) rules, 2017.
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, No. 291, published by authority on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, includes a notification from the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department. This notification concerns the constitution of the Child Welfare Committee in Kallakurichi District under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, and the Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017 [G.O.(D) No. 161]. The Governor of Tamil Nadu constitutes the Juvenile Justice Board for Kallakurichi District. The board consists of the following members:
1. Judicial Magistrate - II, Kallakurichi, serving as the Principal Magistrate.
2. Tmt. R. Gayathri, Parimala illam, Aacheriyar Nagar, RLR Gas Godown opp, TV Malai Road, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri, serving as a Social Worker Member.
3. Thiru. L. Jayachandran, Sembadakurichi, Venkatampettai Post, Sankarapuram Taluk, Kallakurichi – 606 207, serving as a Social Worker Member.
Jayashree Muralidharan is the Secretary to Government. The Gazette is printed and published by the Commissioner of Stationery and Printing, Chennai, on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu. The publication registration number is Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14, R. Dis. No. 197/2009, and the price is Re. 0.80 Paise.
Key Entities Referenced
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: Central Act providing the legal framework for juvenile justice in India; notification concerns the constitution of a child welfare committee under this act.
Kallakurichi District: Location where the Child Welfare Committee is being constituted.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department: The department responsible for the notification regarding the Child Welfare Committee constitution.
Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017: Rules supplementing the Juvenile Justice Act, providing further guidance on implementation.