Sanitation Worker, 40, Cracks Tough Exam, To Join Rajasthan Civil Service

Abandoned by her husband and mother of two children, Asha had been working as a sanitation worker with the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation.

Among the candidates who cracked the examination to join Rajasthan Administrative Service is 40-year-old Asha Kandara. But her story is like no one else's. The mother of two children, Asha had been working as a sanitation worker with the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation. Now she will be appointed as a senior official in the state administrative service. Asha and her two children were abandoned by her husband eight years ago. With her parents' support, she continued her studies, completed her graduation and then appeared for the competitive exam in 2018. After taking the exam in two stages, Asha had to wait as the declaration of results was withheld due to the pandemic. The results were declared last week.