The 16-year-old Jyoti Kumari, was among 32 children from across the country who reached their respective National Informatics Centre offices and interacted with the Prime Minister via video conferencing.
The girl’s father, a former e-rickshaw driver who was left out of work following a debilitating accident, mother and officials of the local administration were present at the award ceremony of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar.
During the live session on the occasion, PM Modi lauded the children for their respective acts of courage and determination and urged them to study and, in particular, draw inspiration from biographies of great men and women.
Darbhanga District Magistrate S M Thyagarajan said on the occasion “It is a matter of pride for Darbhanga that Jyoti, who has already been made the brand ambassador by the state government for its drive against drugs, has been conferred with yet another honour”.
The girl had gone to Gurugram, along with her mother, upon learning about her father’s accident. Her mother, an Anganwadi worker, returned to tend to her job and other children while Jyoti stayed back to nurse her father.
