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Purnia DM Anshul Kumar Inspires Child Picking Garbage to Study, Offers Biscuits and School Admission.
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News18•01-10-2026, 16:34
Purnia DM Anshul Kumar Inspires Child Picking Garbage to Study, Offers Biscuits and School Admission.
- •A video of Purnia DM Anshul Kumar is viral, showing him stopping to give biscuits to a child picking up garbage and encouraging him to study.
- •The DM inquired about the child's studies and instructed officials to admit him to a government school.
- •The child, Chhotu Kumar, whose mother passed away, earns money by picking and selling garbage.
- •DM Anshul Kumar emphasized the importance of education for all and highlighted government schemes for free education for underprivileged children.
- •Anshul Kumar, a 2016 batch IAS officer, was previously the DM of Banka and received the Best Electoral Practice Award.
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Anshul Kumar is a 2016 batch IAS officer originally from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, who grew up in Ghaziabad and completed his B.Tech from MMNIT in Prayagraj before clearing the UPSC exam with an All India Rank of 293 in 2015.
During his tour in the Baisi block area of Purnia, DM Anshul Kumar stopped his car, gave biscuits to a garbage-picking child named Chhotu Kumar, and instructed officials to enroll him in a government school.
Before being appointed as the District Magistrate of Purnia, Anshul Kumar served as the District Magistrate of Banka, where he was honored with the Best Electoral Practice Award for better management and low expenditure during the Lok Sabha elections.
