Date: 2025-06-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT--Constitution of Child Welfare Committee in Tirupathur 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, dated Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Part II-Section 2, announces the constitution of a Child Welfare Committee in Tirupathur 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, issued by the Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department [G.O.(D) No. 160]. The Juvenile Justice Board for Tirupathur District consists of: 1. Judicial Magistrate - I, Tirupathur (Principal Magistrate). 2. Tmt. G. Padmini, No.1-1/109 A, Ganapathy Nagar, Mohan Nagar Post, M.M Patti, Salem - 636 030 (Social Worker Member). 3. Thiru. M.Murugan, Sonnampatti Village, Hanumanthapuram Post, Karimangalam Taluk, Dharmapuri District - 636 808 (Social Worker Member). Jayashree Muralidharan, Secretary to Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: Central Act governing the care and protection of children in India, specifically referenced in the context of constituting a Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board.
Tirupathur District: The specific district in Tamil Nadu where the Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board are being constituted.
Tamil Nadu Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2017: State rules related to the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act.
Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department: The Tamil Nadu government department responsible for the notification regarding the constitution of the Child Welfare Committee and Juvenile Justice Board.