24 Feb, 2007
PATNA: Life and the Bihar government haven't stopped playing tricks with Yogendra Bhagat. First, a freak train accident robbed him of both of his legs and deprived him of employment. And now, a government certificate, stating his date of birth to be August 11, 2007, threatens to take away his first job, which he got as a primary teacher a month ago. When the state government invited applications from trained teachers, Bhagat, 47, applied with high hopes. After all he had undergone a two-year training for primary teachers from a government college in 1980. So he applied to Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to issue him a fresh certificate to prove that he was a trained teacher. The certificate came after three rounds of applications and at least 10 visits to BSEB. Finally, when the certificate arrived, it had got his date of birth all wrong. Bhagat's nephew Dilip Kumar said, "My uncle was born on August 11, 1960. But, in the certificate, his date of birth has been put down as August 11, 2007. This basically means he hasn't been born yet." Bhagat and his family members have visited the BSEB office several times but haven't been able to get their work done. "A couple of time, officers tore off my application and said I should stay in Madhepura and not bother them," Kumar recollected. He said if BSEB does not rectify the error, Bhagat's job could be in trouble."My uncle will lose his job if he does not submit the corrected certificate. His severe handicap prevents him from frequent travel between Madhepura and Patna. But nobody has shown any sympathy," Kumar said. Kumar said his uncle was fine till he completed his training as a teacher. Then one day, as he was on his way to appear for an examination for a teacher's job, he was hit by a running train. Both his legs were cut off. He survived, but lost all chances of a regular employment. "Our family is not rich and could not afford a vehicle for my uncle. Since then, he has been privately coaching students to earn a living," he said. BSEB secretary Vinodanand Jha told TOI that he was not aware of this case. "The applicant may have put down the wrong date of birth in the application form. In any case, we will look into the matter and get it corrected."
PATNA: Life and the Bihar government haven't stopped playing tricks with Yogendra Bhagat. First, a freak train accident robbed him of both of his legs and deprived him of employment. And now, a government certificate, stating his date of birth to be August 11, 2007, threatens to take away his first job, which he got as a primary teacher a month ago. When the state government invited applications from trained teachers, Bhagat, 47, applied with high hopes. After all he had undergone a two-year training for primary teachers from a government college in 1980. So he applied to Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) to issue him a fresh certificate to prove that he was a trained teacher. The certificate came after three rounds of applications and at least 10 visits to BSEB. Finally, when the certificate arrived, it had got his date of birth all wrong. Bhagat's nephew Dilip Kumar said, "My uncle was born on August 11, 1960. But, in the certificate, his date of birth has been put down as August 11, 2007. This basically means he hasn't been born yet." Bhagat and his family members have visited the BSEB office several times but haven't been able to get their work done. "A couple of time, officers tore off my application and said I should stay in Madhepura and not bother them," Kumar recollected. He said if BSEB does not rectify the error, Bhagat's job could be in trouble."My uncle will lose his job if he does not submit the corrected certificate. His severe handicap prevents him from frequent travel between Madhepura and Patna. But nobody has shown any sympathy," Kumar said. Kumar said his uncle was fine till he completed his training as a teacher. Then one day, as he was on his way to appear for an examination for a teacher's job, he was hit by a running train. Both his legs were cut off. He survived, but lost all chances of a regular employment. "Our family is not rich and could not afford a vehicle for my uncle. Since then, he has been privately coaching students to earn a living," he said. BSEB secretary Vinodanand Jha told TOI that he was not aware of this case. "The applicant may have put down the wrong date of birth in the application form. In any case, we will look into the matter and get it corrected."
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