WATCH | Ayodhya Cop Turns Teacher, Provides Free Education To Children From Slums

Ranjeet Yadav decided to open a free school to give a better future to underprivileged children after seeing their parents begging.

The classes take place under a tree, which has a whiteboard, charts on letters and numbers. 

Source : ANI

New Delhi: A police officer in Uttar Pradesh has taken the initiative to educate children from underprivileged families. Sub-Inspector Ranjeet Yadav in Ayodhya teaches children from poor families who often have to beg to make a living and reside in slums. Yadav, in a bid to provide them with a brighter future, teaches the children for free during his off days, according to ANI. 

It all began when he saw the parents begging, he approached them, and many agreed to educate their children. The school has been running for several months. 

“I've started my own school & have been teaching these children for several months whenever I get a holiday. I often saw their parents begging, thereafter, I spoke with them & many were willing to educate their children”, he told ANI. 

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh | I've started my own school & have been teaching these children for several months whenever I get a holiday. I often saw their parents begging, thereafter, I spoke with them & many were willing to educate their children: Ranjit Yadav, Sub-Inspector (20.07) pic.twitter.com/IiuR19XIct

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The students themselves enjoy coming to the school, because “they feel pretty good while studying”, said Yadav.

“We want to study further and go to school. We feel pretty good while studying here, so now, we regularly come here”, say the children, according to ANI. 

The classes take place under a tree, which has a whiteboard, charts on letters and numbers. 

Notebooks, pencils and other stationery are provided by Yadav, according to a report by The New Indian Express.

Ranjeet Yadav who is a postgraduate in Philosophy from BHU comes from a humble background and understands the dearth of means. His father, who is a farmer, couldn't often afford books for Ranjeet and his brothers, so he had to rely on borrowed books, the report added.