Union minister for women and child development Menka Gandhi on Tuesday announced that the ministry on August 26 will inaugurate the ‘complaints e-box’ for students to register complaints of harassment or abuse.

“A child who may be touched inappropriately or molested by others can put forth a complaint into the e-box and it will be addressed,” she said.

Gandhi said the confidential e-box is a step forward from the earlier ‘nirbheek’ initiative where a complaint box was placed in school for students to submit their complaints.

Gandhi said the ministry is working towards providing birth certificates and Aadhaar cards to children, especially to the unprivileged. She said the ministry is enquiring about 9,000 homes to ascertain their authenticity.