Hapless tribal Dana Majhi, who walked 12 km carrying his wife’s body on his shoulders in Kalahandi district, on Saturday received a onetime assistance of Rs 5 lakh from the Sulabh International.
Besides, he would also be receiving Rs 10,000 every month from Sulabh for education of his daughters. The Sulabh Internationl made a fixed deposit (FD) in Dana’s bank account, which will mature five years from now on September 3, 2021. Dana will get a sum of Rs 7,33,921 after five years at an interest rate of 7.5 per cent, said a bank official.
Sulabh International chief Bindeshwar Pathak sent Vinod Sharma, a senior official of Sulabh, to meet Dana. Sharma handed over the FD paper worth Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10,000-cash to Dana at his Melghara village home.
So far, sources said, Dana has got Rs 30,000 and a sack of rice from the Kalahandi district administration and has been promised of admission in a residential tribal school for his three daughters (Chandini-12, Chauli-10 and Sonai-7). Dana also has another daughter from his late first wife, who is married.
This apart, Dana has also been assured a pucca house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and inclusion under the National Family Benefit Scheme.
Besides, the Prime Minister of Bahrain has offered to make financial donation for Dana.