Mirzapur:Following the news published by ETV Bharat regarding specially-abled Gopal Khandelwal teaching students for free in Mirzapur, he has been approached by the district officials who have extended all possible help to him.
Khandelwal has been teaching students for the past 22 years in Patikapura village of Mirzapur free of cost and stays in a one-room house.
He has now taught nearly 10,000 children since 1999 and some of his students have gone to pursue higher studies, some are doing MBBS and a few others are taking a polytechnic course.
After facing several difficulties, Khandelwal had tweeted asking the District Magistrate Mirzapur for help with the food and medicine for treatment. Taking cognizance of the tweet, District Officer Pravin Kumar Laxkar himself reached the teacher and offered a help of Rs 6000 every month for two years.
The District Officer along with the Rotary club members decided to help the self-less teacher and assured him of help related to his treatment.