Bhubaneswar, Aug. 19 -- From selling bangles on the streets of Binika in Odisha's Balangir
district to walking into the grandeur of Rashtrapati Bhawan, the journey of Surekha Mallick is
one of extraordinary resilience and hope.
Life was never easy for her. With her husband bedridden for years due to a rare respiratory
illness, Mallick had to shoulder the dual responsibilities of caregiving and earning.
Living in a cramped kaccha house, she struggled to raise her children with dignity, often relying
on her meagre income from selling bangles.
A turning point came in 2019 when she received support under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). With financial assistance, she built a modest pucca house with two rooms - one for her ailing h...