MBBS dream on track as help pours in for child bride
KOTA: Help is pouring in for child bride Rupa Yadav, who cleared NE ET 2017 this year and secured admission in the Sardar Patel Medical College (SPMC), Bikaner.
On August 10, HT reported how the 21-year-old, who managed to arrange ₹2,500 for admission, is now facing problems arranging funds to pay for hostel fees and other expenses.
“Government hostel for medical colleges are free for MB BS students from the second year, but first year MBBS students don’t get government hostel so I have to shift to a private hostel outside SP MC College where the monthly fees, including meals, is ₹6,000,” Ru pa had told HT on Wednesday.
Ru pa said that Bi kan er district collector Anil Gupta and SPMC principal Dr RP Aggarwal met her on Thursday and told her that her hostel and tuition fees will be exempted till the completion of the course and financial assistance will also be given.
“My problems have been solved to a great extent ,” she said.
When contacted, Bikaner district collector Anil Gupta said that they have received instructions from the chief minister’s office to help Rupa. “We have asked her too pena bank account and the administration will deposit money according to Ru pa’ s educational requirement. Her tuition and hostel fees have been exempted. Also, free books from the book bank will be provided to Rupa,” said Gupta.
Meanwhile, Rupa said that Allen Career Institute, Kota, where she took coaching for NE ET, had informed her that her monthly scholarship has been increased from ₹1,500 to ₹5,000. “The institute management has decided to increase the monthly scholarship to ₹5,000 for a year and after that, she will get ₹1,500 as monthly scholarship for the next three years ,” media marketing head of Allen Career Institute ,Ko ta, Ni te sh Kumar S harm a said.
“Since Ru pa has been admitted to the medical college this month, we will soon dispatch Rupa’s ATM card too,” said Nitesh.
Meanwhile, a couple, Dr Banwari Lal Jat, who works at the Food Corporation of India in Chhattisgarh and his wife, Dr Saroj Ch aud ha ry, an agriculture scientist with Krishi Vigyan Ken dr a, Bhavnagar (Gujrat ), had provided ₹5,000 last month after her selection in NEET 2017.
“After Wednesday’s media coverage, Banwari Lal Jat called me again and said that they are ready to extend financial whenever required,” said Rupa.
Talking to HT on the phone from Raipur, Jat said that he is a native of Parmanpura village in Jaipur. Parmanpura is near Ru pa’ s village and he and his wife have assured Ru pa of bearing her educational expenses.