Parsudih resident Srinivas Sahoo was suffering from brain hemorrhage and was looking for help. His family was financial unstable and was unable to bear the expenses of his treatment. Family came to Naamyaa Foundation and health volunteer Nidhi Kedia and Sumanta Hota consulted one of the brain surgeons at Apollo hospital, bbsr and admitted him there. This disease was covered under Mukhyamantri Gambhir Bimari Yojana. When we tried to opt this scheme, department informed under article 39 there were only four diseases namely, cancer, kidney transplantation, serious liver ailments and victims of acid attacks. But under 39A 17 more diseases have been added but is not in working state because MOU for these newly added diseases. Naamyaa volunteer Nidhi Kedia informed our founder Mr. Kunal Sarangi and he promptly acted upon it.
He brought this thing in notice of Chief Secretary of Jharkhand and hence within 10 minutes MOU was done and this illness became active. As a result, government fund of around 3.30 lakh was allocated to the beneficiary.
Remaining amount was waived off by the hospital on the request of Mr. Kunal Sarangi.