In trafficking-hit UP district, girls without smartphones are quitting schools
Fri, May 28 2021 14:18 IST |
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In trafficking-ridden UP district, girls are quitting school for want of smartphones Image Source: IANS News
In trafficking-ridden UP district, girls are quitting school for want of smartphones Image Source: IANS News
Bahraich, May 28 : Shariba s father Anwar Baig used to drive a school bus here in Uttar Pradesh. He would ferry the children studying in the prestigious Buddha Public School, earning Rs 8,000 a month, however, his own daughter couldn t afford to study in that school.
When the pandemic struck, she was a Class 9 student in a local government girls school in Qazipura. Anwar s livelihood came under the threat last year following the enforcement of lockdown and the subsequent closure of schools for an indefinite period.