UP IPS officer lives her Swades moment, brings electricity to elderly’s house in 3 days

It took IPS officer Anukriti Sharma three days to succeed where everyone else had failed..

Swades moment of my life Getting electricity connection to Noorjahan auntys house literally felt lyk bringing light into her life, Sharma tweeted while thanking SHO of Agauta police station, Jitendra kumar Saxena and her team...

As part of the mission, police officers travel from village to village to make women aware of their rights and help them solve their day-to-day problems.Sharma wants tobuild trust through dialogue and her actions, and walks the talk herself..

I dont know how this thing got highlighted, but our department is helping people every day, she said.The same day Noorjahan got an electricity connection, Sharma and her team helped a little girl from Dariapur village of Bulandshahar Kotwali rural area get admission at the local primary school..

Noorjahans village received electricity 19 years ago in 2004, but becauseshe lived aloneand could not read or write, she hadnt applied for a connection.. SHO Saxena, who did the groundwork and coordinated with the electricity department, has promised to pay her electricity bills for the duration of his posting...

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