Sambalpur: The story of a disabled person; 7 years of struggle, still no ration card

Girl will be deprived of Right to Education Act

Sambalpur: Bablu Sahu (32) of Angulia Pada, Sambalpur city, is walking in disability as his left leg does not work. As government assistance, only Rs 700 per month is given as benefits. Deprived of all other schemes due to lack of ration card. A small tea stall is somehow supporting the family by running a tea shop. For the past seven years, there has been no benefit from various government offices for ration cards. Due to a lack of ration cards, girls cannot be enrolled in the Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir under the Right to Education Act (RTE). After visiting all the offices, he came to visit the District Collector on Tuesday. Disappointed after hearing that the District Magistrate has been changed. Now the family includes a wife Premlata, a six-year-old daughter, and a four-and-a-half-year-old son. After the family’s burden increased, it became difficult to run the family from the income of the shop. They applied for the ration card many times, but after going to one office, they were sent to another office. Being handicapped himself, he could not study beyond 7th standard. He wants to fulfill his dream through children. Countless hopes for the future. The girl hopes to study in a good school or get a job and become self-reliant. That’s why even if he wanted to teach in Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, it is not possible for him to pay the enrollment and school fees, so he is trying to enroll with the help of RTE. All the papers have been submitted for this. The school authorities asked to submit the ration card. Currently, efforts have been made to get ration cards for the enrollment of girls. He has been disappointed by all the offices. Bablu appealed to the district administration to take steps to enact a law on the enrollment of girls in the hope of teaching the girls if they do not get the ration card.