There is a need for a large-scale campaign to create awareness about the higher levels of childhood pregnancies, member of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) Shashidhar Kosambe said in Vijayapura on Thursday.
He said that over 2,000 girl children of school-going age have become pregnant in Vijayapura district in the last one year.
“This is a matter of serious concern. Officials should take serious note of the situation,” he said.