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Time of India
7 days ago
- General
- Time of India
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. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secure Your Child's Future with Strong English Fluency Planet Spark Learn More Undo "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."
New Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
56-year-old daily wage labourer clears Class 10 board exam to get job regularised in Jharkhand
RANCHI: Creating an example, a 56-year-old tribal man cleared the Class 10 board examination to get his daily wage job regularised. According to Ganga Oraon, he has been working as a daily wage worker for the last 16 years, but when it came to the regularisation of his job, the officials turned down his application for not being a matriculate. Ganga Oraon, who works as a daily wage worker at the District Superintendent of Education (DSE) Office in Khunti, has secured 47.2 per cent in the Class 10 Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Examination. He wrote his examination from Birsa High School at Chalagi in Khunti. A resident of Kalamati village under Khunti Sadar block, Oraon had always dreamt of completing his education so that he could get a government job and support his family. But poverty upset his plans. According to Ganga Oraon, he could not continue his studies beyond Class 9 and write the matric examination in 1983-84 as his family could not afford the required registration fee for the board exam, which was Rs 40 at that time. 'Presently, I am getting around Rs 9,000 every month by working as a daily wage worker at the DSE Office. I have been requesting the officials there to regularize my job, but they turned it down every time, saying that I did not have a matric certificate,' said Ganga Oraon. Fed up with the excuses, Ganga Oraon decided to write the Class 10 board exams and finally did it. He cleared Class 9 examination in 2024 and then passed the Class 10 board exam this year. The results were declared on Tuesday. 'Now, I hope that my job will be regularised as they don't have any excuse. My entire family is happy that I have passed the matric exam,' said Oraon. He has four daughters, his wife, and an 80-year-old mother in his family.
