Jyoti Kumari’s (14) life has changed ever since she started receiving benefits under the Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana. The plan provides a scholarship of ₹40,000 from class 8 to 12.
Studying in the government school at Kasera panchayat in Gumla block, Ms. Kumari sitting in the front row at a function addressed by Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, expressed her happiness with the programme and how it had influenced her life.
“There are girls in my village who are just 15 and 16 years old but their parents got them married because they could not take the burden of their studies. It is very common among tribals to marry early because parents cannot afford their studies. I am thankful to CM sir who has given students facing financial burden an opportunity,” Ms. Kumari said.
