Kathmandu, July 26 -- year-old community health volunteer from Baseri in Gangajamuna Rural Municipality of Dhading, never imagined that a routine phone call would change her life.

Last week, she was officially awarded Rs10 million under Ncell's 'Sadhai On Crorepati' scheme-marking a rare and unexpected turn of fortune after years of financial and personal hardship.

The Rs7.5 million prize money, handed over after taxes and transferred directly to her bank account, will be used to repay family debt, fund her son's education, start a business with her husband, and eventually settle in Kathmandu.

"I was delighted and excited when I heard I had won Rs10 million," Karki said, absorbing the windfall's magnitude.

The lucky draw took place on...