OTV Impact: Help pours in for topper Bonda girl who works as labourer to fund her studies

A day after OTV highlighted the plight of tribal girl Karama Muduli, who works as a daily labourer to meet the expenses of her education, the Malkangiri district administration has assured to extend a helping hand to the girl for her higher studies. Karama had topped the Plus 2 commerce in Malkangiri district.

A team led by District Welfare Officer visited her house and assured her of all help for her future studies. The team also prepared a report and has submitted it to the District Collector for further help. The team has assured that Karama Muduli would be given assistance from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF).

The determined girl who had scored 82.66 percent and topped Malkangiri in Plus II Commerce now studies in Rama Devi University in Bhubaneswar. However, she works as a daily labourer as her parents, who also work as daily wagers, are unable to afford her education.

The only government assistance her parents are receiving is a meagre old-age pension. Even as Muduli aims to crack the Civil Services Exam, financial constraint has stood as a major obstacle to her dreams. However, the girl with strong willpower and self-motivation doesn’t shy away from working as a daily labourer and is proud of her labourer parents as she knows there is no shortcut to achieving success.

Earlier, recalling her experience in Rama Devi University, Muduli said, “There are rich girls studying at the university. Seeing them, I often thought to lead a lifestyle like theirs. I wish I would eat what they ate and would wear what they wore. But then reality bites.”

“I couldn’t even afford to buy new notebooks. So, instead of writing in pen, I would write with a pencil so that I would erase them and write again,” said an emotional Muduli as she recalled her days of struggle to top Plus II Commerce in the district.