Meet Dev Kumar Verma: Educates, Empowers The Under Privileged, Started His First School From His Ancestral Home

Mistakes in a leave application alarmed Dev Kumar Verma and that led his mission to provide education to needy. Verma was on election duty in Jharkhand's Dhanb district when he found this letter tucked in school bench which served as a make-shift polling booth.

This episode sowed idea of free education, reafter 'Dev ki Pathshala' ( name of his school) evolved. Having h a humble beginning himself and he now strives to educate children belonging to economically weaker section of country. Verma embarked on his journey with his ancestral home, which was first a tuition centre and was later converted into a school.

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His salary was capital for his pilot project that began in Jharkhand's Dhanb, currently he manages three schools that run classes upto class five. Along with free education he also provides students with essential stationery and meals. Verma with support of his wife has been successful in educating kids, couple also ensures students get transportation facilities. 

His second school project took off with help of well-wisher who supported his noble cause through a crowdfunding portal. website helped him raise a sum of Rs.6 lakh and soon he built school, it was erected in three months.

Dev Kumar Verma is of belief that 'helping hands are way better than praying lips.'

Talking about help, Dev also emphasised on how his friends and colleagues have come forth to lend ir support to cause by donating clos, and books to his students. Many have even come forth to fund his mission.

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Having worked relentlessly to empower kids and make a difference to lives, parents of se children are grateful to Dev his efforts to shaped m for a better tomorrow. 

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