{
  "id": 7206270,
  "title": "Navodaya to law college: How a programme is powering rural dreams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/navodaya-to-law-college-how-a-programme-is-powering-rural-dreams",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T00:22:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/navodaya-to-law-college-how-a-programme-is-powering-rural-dreams-10876744/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the village of Athsaini, Uttar Pradesh, Anshita Rani's father bought her a rechargeable lamp to help her study at night during power cuts - a reminder of her journey to law school. Anshita is one of 84 scholars currently pursuing law through the National Law Scholars Programme (NLSP), a fully funded two-year residential initiative. The programme identifies promising students from Navodaya schools, prepares them for CLAT and supports them throughout their law school journey. Founded by Anoop Maurya, the NLSP aims to give underprivileged students an opportunity to enter competitive law schools, which he believes have become an \"anti-poor exam.\"",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "84 scholars pursue law through National Law Scholars Programme",
    "Programme identifies rural students for CLAT preparation",
    "NLSP aims to make competitive law schools less anti-poor"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The National Law Scholars Programme empowers underprivileged students from Navodaya schools to access competitive law schools, challenging the notion that such institutions have become exclusive domains for the privileged.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "Navodaya to law college: How a programme is powering rural dreams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/navodaya-to-law-college-how-a-programme-is-powering-rural-dreams-7208355",
        "published": "2026-09-14T00:22:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}