free education

“We must not for a moment forget, it is a birthright of every individual to receive at least the basic education without which he cannot fully discharge his duties as a citizen."

Sana recalls how she would often find these kids right outside the door, speaking in a crude language, hurling abuses at each other. Many of them never had the fortune to even look at a school gate.

The contents of the bag included over Rs 80,000 in cash (fees collected from students), her credit and debit cards, Aadhaar, driving licence, PAN card, car registration documents, two cellphones, house keys and even her locker keys.

Sandeep Desai, a former marine engineer and academician, is a resident of Goregaon and the famous Mumbai man who begged on local trains to start rural English medium schools across villages in Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar.

Not only will the transgender students be offered fee waiver, but they will also have seats reserved for them in every course in the 83 affiliated colleges.

Differently-abled students who are blind, hearing impaired and dumb students, orthopedically handicapped and those with a disability level of more than 75 percent will be exempted from tuition, examination and certificate fees.

The married couple, Vinod (41) and Seema Meena (39) have been training underprivileged graduates to crack competitive examinations, free of cost and earn government jobs in Rajasthan and across India.

The State Govt expects around 18 lakh students whose parents' income is less than Rs 10 lakh to opt for this scheme and are planning to earmark ₹110 crore!

Mahesh has also opened a hostel for out-station students that,at present, houses 10 children.

Rachna Khanna and her 13-year-old daughter Roohani are together changing the lives of 50 children who come to their house to study every day. Here is Rachna’s journey – from the days when her husband and his family harassed her for dowry, to today, when she a proud teacher, mother, and change maker.