Manipur: 10-Year-Old Girl Attends School While Babysitting Her Sister

Imphal: A picture and video of a 10-year-old girl in Manipur attending school while babysitting her sister have gone viral.

The girl was identified as Meiningsinliu Pamei, a resident of Tamenglong district in Manipur.

As per reports, since her parents were out for farming, the girl attended the school while babysitting her sister.

As pictures of her attending the school went viral, Manipur Minister TH Biswajit Singh took the micro-blogging site Twitter to laud her efforts to gain knowledge.

''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,'' he tweeted.

In a bid to extend support to the girl, Biswajit contacted the girl's relatives and asked them to bring her to Imphal.

''As soon I noticed this news on social media, we trace her family & asked them to bring her Imphal. Spoke to her family that I will personally take care of her education till she graduates.

Proud of her dedication!'' he said in an another tweet.

The girl studies at the Dailong primary school in Tamenglong district of Manipur.

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