Imphal, April 4: Meiningsinliu Pamei, a 10 year old girl in Manipur, who is in class 4, goes to school while babysitting her sister on her lap. A photograph and a video of Pamei attending classes while babysitting her sister has gone viral on social media, drawing the attention of Manipur Forest and Environment Minister, Th. Biswajit Singh.
The minister promised to help the girl and posted on Twitter saying: “Her dedication for education is what left me amazed! This 10-year-old girl named Meiningsinliu Pamei from Tamenglong, Manipur attends school babysitting her sister, as her parents were out for farming and studies while keeping her younger sister in her lap.”
Her dedication for education is what left me amazed!
This 10-year-old girl named Meiningsinliu Pamei from Tamenglong, Manipur attends school babysitting her sister, as her parents were out for farming & studies while keeping her younger sister in her lap. pic.twitter.com/OUIwQ6fUQR
— Th.Biswajit Singh (@BiswajitThongam) April 2, 2022
In a bid to extend support to Pamei, he contacted the girl’s relatives and asked them to bring her to Imphal for a meeting with him.
Singh, who also holds the department of agriculture, science and technology, further tweeted saying that: “As soon as I noticed this news on social media, we traced her family and asked them to bring her to Imphal. Spoke to her family that I will personally take care of her education till she graduates. Proud of her dedication!”
Pamei’s family resides in Tamenglong district of northern Manipur.
According to the officials of Tamenglong district, the girl’s parents are not home in the daytime due to farming. As a result of this, the girl attends classes while babysitting her sister, who is around 2 years, on her lap.
Pamei studies at Dailong Primary School in Tamenglong district of Manipur.
