Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday assured Karishma, daughter of a rickshaw puller in Cuttack district, who recently underwent a rare surgery at the SCB Medical College and Hospital, that the State Government will bear her medicine charges from the State Treatment Fund (STF) for a year.
Karishma met Patnaik here at the Secretariat along with her father and the team of doctors who carried out the surgery on her. She was delighted to meet the Chief Minister and expressed her gratitude for his assurance. Patnaik also felicitated the doctors and wished an early recovery for the hapless girl.
A student of class-IX, Karishma is daughter of Md Yunus Khan of Sutahat area. She suddenly fell ill and was unable to move as her legs did not function, a few days ago. Yunus admitted her at the SCB, where she was found suffering from tuberculosis. A team of doctors of the hospital comprising Dr Atanu Mohanty, SK Patnaik, Satyajit Ray and Aditya Prasad Panda had done the surgery on her.