56-year-old peon from Jharkhand clears class 10 board exam, ready for higher studies
Ganga Oraon, 56-year-old from Kalamati, Jharkhand, has become an inspiration after passing his Class X board exams
RANCHI: Over three decades after dropping out of school due to poverty, a 56-year-old resident of Kalamati has become the poster boy after he cleared the Class X board exams conducted by the
Jharkhand Academic Council
(JAC), results of which were declared on Tuesday.
Ganga Oraon secured second division by scoring 236 out of 500 marks (47.2%) in Class X exams in his first attempt. Speaking to TOI, Oraon said, "I had to drop out after Class IX in 1983-84 as we didn't have money after my father's death. I also to take care of my brother and two sisters. Age just passed by with responsibilities."
Last year, Oraon secured admission in a govt school in Chalangi. "Today, I have suddenly become a hero, receiving several congratulatory messages from people at my office and family members.
It feels good to be a matriculate finally," he beamed.
Oraon's brother is the lone graduate in their family. Out of his four daughters, two have cleared Class XII. His wife is illiterate.
Oraon joined the Jharkhand Samagra Sikha cell of the district education department as a peon against a casual position in 2009. Govt norms mandate the candidate should be a Class X passout as an eligibility criteria for a regularised post.
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"Whenever I requested my bosses to consider my case, they would ask for my matric certificate. Hence, I finally decided to study," he said, adding that he was planning to pursue intermediate to better his chances of bagging a 'regularised govt job' to secure his old age in the form of retirement benefits.
Did he attend regular classes? "I tried as much as I could given the nature of work load at education dept. The principal of the school would often help me by conducting extra classes," he reminisced.
Hailing his efforts, Khunti district superintendent of education (DSE) Abhay Kumar Seal said, "We all are happy with his success and it is a reminder that age is just a number for any constructive work. His case will help us inspire other children who opts out of school and in our endeavours to reduce drop outs in Khunti."
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