Beating all the odds against herself and setting a greatexample, Rajasthan’s single mother’s journey from a sweeper to Deputy Collector is remarkable.
Asha Kandara, a single mother of two kids, who works as asweeper of Jodhpur Municipal Corporation has managed to crack the prestigious RajasthanAdministrative Services (RAS) exam.
The results of RAS were declared on Tuesday night andAsha secured 728th rank in the state.
Her hard work yielded her an exemplary result and withthis, she will be soon posted as Deputy Collector in the state.
After the separation from her husband eight years ago,Asha looked at her children’s upbringing on her own. In order to earn a betterlivelihood for her children, Kandara planned to do something huge thus,started preparing for the state administrative services exam.
Refusing to bow down to the challenges of life, shecontinued studying for the RAS exam even while rendering her duties as asweeper. During all these years, she was a temporary employee. However, just 12days before the announcement of RAS results, she was given a permanent positionas a sanitary worker.
Asha says that she always dreamt of becoming a RASofficer, especially after seeing senior officers sitting in their chambers asshe swept the floors.
Hence, after her graduation, she started preparing forRAS. Finally, her hard work has yielded results and her dreams have come true.