Despite the happy atmosphere, Om Prakash's parents are worried about not being able to get a loan for their son's hostel expenses.
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Om Prakash Das of Khadakpur, Bode Barsain Municipality-10, Saptari, is becoming an example for the surrounding villages after he emerged with a full scholarship in the MBBS entrance exam.
The happiness of Om Prakash, born in a poor Dalit family, who worked as an electrician to earn his education and passed his MBBS exam is evident on the faces of the villagers. Everyone is praising his perseverance, struggle, and hard work, and they are setting an example for other children to study as diligently as Om Prakash. However, even in this happy atmosphere, Om Prakash's parents are worried that their son will not get a loan for the hostel expenses.
Om Prakash's father Ramkisun Das said that the one lakh rupees borrowed from the villagers on interest have been spent on Om Prakash's admission to MBBS and his travel to and from Dang. Om Prakash was admitted to the Rapti Institute of Health Sciences, Dang on Poush 6. 64,500 rupees have been spent on the college. 50,000 rupees of this is for the deposit.
They still have to pay 13,500 rupees for the dress. They are looking for a loan to cover the monthly expenses of 15,000 rupees to stay in the hostel. 'I have a house in Ailani. I don't have a single piece of land of my own. I work as a wage laborer in house construction,' said Ramkisun, 'The amount I receive as a reward is not enough to run the family.'
Although he was happy when his son got his name in MBBS, Ramkisun said that he was worried about how to meet his future expenses. 'I cannot meet my son's expenses with the reward alone, I am looking for a loan but have not been able to get it yet,' he said, 'I am saddened that I have not been able to meet my son's needs according to the efforts he has made to get his name as a doctor.'
Apart from Om Prakash, Ramkisun said that he is also responsible for raising and educating his 10-year-old youngest son Shravan, and said that it would be easier for his son to study if the government provided financial assistance. There are five people in his family, including his 70-year-old mother Kapleshwari and Ramkisun's wife Ashadevi.
Om Prakash, who dreamed of becoming a doctor, is also stressed out by not getting a loan
Om Prakash has been partially physically disabled since birth. Three fingers on his right hand and two on his left hand are connected. Two fingers on his right foot are also connected, while one finger is missing.
Having been forced to endure pain while working for a long time, he studied up to grade 8 at Shree Rastriya Basic School, Khadakpur, which is about 600 meters away from his home. Om Prakash, who completed grades 9 and 10 at Shree 5 Mahendra Chunni Secondary School, Manraja, joined Little Star Secondary Boarding School, Lahan Siraha, in the science faculty in grade 11, on the advice of his friends.
Having passed grades 11 and 12 in 2079 with a GPA of 2.56, his friends advised him to take the entrance exam for MBBS admission. However, since it would cost a lot and his family's financial condition was also weak, he was thinking of studying HA rather than MBBS.
When his friends started insisting, he also took the entrance exam for MBBS. He could not succeed that year. At that time, he started studying with more diligence after learning about the full scholarship in MBBS. In the MBBS entrance exam conducted by the Medical Education Commission on Karthik 15, he got a full scholarship from the Madhesi Dalit quota.
He, who got his name in the fourth attempt, is still dreaming of becoming a doctor, but he is under stress due to the financial situation of his family. ‘When I was studying in the village, I used to work as an electrician in the remaining time to earn money, and I also taught tuition in the morning and evening, so the expenses were not insufficient,’ he said. ‘Even when I was studying, I used to come to the village from time to time to earn money as an electrician. Now, seeing that it is difficult for my parents to get loans, I am feeling stressed.’ Om Prakash has also requested for help in his studies.
