ETV Bharat Impact: Archer selling vegetables on street gets job, sponsorship

Sonu Khatoon, a national-level archer who was forced to sell vegetables on the streets of Dhanbad to support her family, has now got a job at a private hospital, which has also promised to sponsor her. This comes after ETV Bharat had reported about the budding archer's plight.

Dhanbad (Jharkhand): After ETV Bharat reported about the plight of Sonu Khatoon, a national level archer who was forced to sell vegetables due to financial crunch, a private hospital in Jharkhand's Dhanbad has provided her with a job and also promised to sponsor her.

18-year-old Khatoon, a bronze medal winner in the Under-17 category in the 2011 National Schools Games, was forced to sell vegetables on the streets of Dhanbad to make ends meet.

Subsequently, on June 2, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's intervention helped Khatoon get Rs 20,000 from Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Amit Kumar.

Now, after ETV Bharat reported about her plight, the Asian Dwarkadas Jalan Super Specialty Hospital in Dhanbad has offered her a job and has also promised to sponsor her in the future.

Thanking ETV Bharat for bringing her story to light, Khatoon said it was only due to the media that the entire country could know about the difficulties she had to face, which prompted the government to help her out.

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"When the Deputy Commissioner offered me a job from the hospital, I instantly said yes as I was ready to take up any job to support my family. I then went to the DC office, where I was given the appointment letter. I will join duty from Monday," Khatoon said.

The deputy commissioner said that it was sad that the youngster, who is good at her sport, was forced to struggle so much for livelihood.

"But now, she will work as an OPD coordinator at Jala hospital. So that she doesn't have to compromise on her game, her appointment letter also promises that the hospital will sponsor her for future tournaments," Kumar said.

Further, Kumar thanked the media for bringing the story to light, and also expressed gratitude to the hospital for helping the budding archer.

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