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Solar-powered health centres, terrific human development indicators (HDI) and the cleanest air in India — other districts would do well to borrow a leaf from Pathanamthitta's book! #Governance #HealthFirst

“The percentages are just a number game. You will get many more chances to prove your caliber,” says District Collector Awanish Kumar Sharan, who scored 44.5% and 65% marks in Class 10 and 12 respectively. #Respect #Inspiration #Education

“The public perception that one requires many years of preparation to clear the examination has been proved wrong in our case. If we can do it, I can confidently say, so can you,” says Pankaj.

These stories are filled with inspiration and will infuse in you a never-say-die attitude!

“Cleanliness is not rocket science. All it requires is the coming together of various civic bodies and the citizens,” states Dinesh.

Collector Neha Giri was outraged to see that nobody would drink water offered by a young Valmiki woman. What she did sent out a strong message against caste discrimination!

The common proverb "blood is thicker than water" usually implies that only family is above all. Not for Marshneil Sinha and Diti Lahiri though!

Pandey decided that if the officials could not see the filth by themselves, he would show it to them—with a typical Gandhian act!

Years of battle, isolation and lives lost — this Rs 187-crore bridge has an incredible story behind it.

In May 2016, there were 6 lakh people in the district who defecated in the open. Incredibly, it took just a year for all villages to become ODF.