Moved by the ordeal of lalita, a divyang girl who overcame all odds to pass her intermediate examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board with flying colours, the District Magistrate (DM) of Ghaziabad gifted her a scooty on Thursday. Ministhy S, the DM was moved by the plight of the girl who used to cycle around 15 kilometres to reach her school.
The DM had inaugurated Panchayat Bhawan of Sardarpur Ikla village and was approached by the villagers to help the poor girl, who is extremely talented. The villagers reportedly implored the DM to help the girl as she was forced to travel to her school that was 15-kms away from the village. The miserable financial condition of her father Sube Singh did not allow her to buy a scooty and lalita was compelled to cycle all the way despite being divyang from her leg.
Despite all odds she secured first division in her board examinations. The villagers demanded assistance for the girl during DM’s visit to their village.
“The DM gifted a scooty to lalital on Thursday. Earlier the DM had told the students to meet them once a week whenever she would be able to manage time from her busy schedule”, said RB Singh the district information officer of Ghaziabad.