Champa Raspeda, first girl from Odisha's Didayi tribe to qualify NEET
Hailing from Amlibeda village under Nakamamundi gram panchayat of Korukonda block, Champa is the daughter of a marginal farmer Lachmu Raspeda. She completed her matriculation from SSD Girls' High School at Chitrakonda and Plus II science from SSD school at Govindpally.
However, financial hardships at home forced her to discontinue her BSc studies.
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