The daughter of a daily wage labourer on Friday received a sum of Rs.1.10 lakh from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa so that she could pursue her medical education.
The sanction was made from “Puratchi Thalaivar MGR Trust,” following a plea from the impoverished student, an AIADMK press release here said.
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The girl, Priyadarshini, from Tiruvannamalai, and had made a plea to the Chief Minister for financial assistance, it said.
The sum would cover the medical aspirant’s first year tuition fee, hostel fee and expense for books, it added.
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