Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that the trend of secret donations in the country is very old, in which blood donation is one of the biggest donations. “Through donation of blood many lives of poor, helpless needy patients can be saved. At present, many types of new diseases are increasing and the number of patients is also increasing. The government has also announced one-day leave for donating blood to the employees working in government departments,” he said.
Addressing people present in the Blood Donation Camp organized by the Ranchi District Administration at Collectorate office under Ayushman Bhart Scheme on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan, the CM said that many poor children die early due to many blood related disease like Thalassemia, Anemia, Sickle Cell etc. Their life can be saved by blood donation.
Das said that before being MLA he used to take part in Blood Donation Camps. He said that blood donation camp should not be a one-day event, but it should be a continuous programme in all the districts of the State. With this units of blood will increase in blood banks and the needy will be provided free blood. He said that I will donate blood after Navaratri. On this occasion, a certificate was given to the people who donated blood by the Chief Minister.
CS Sudhir Tripathi, Ranchi DC Rai Mahimapat Ray, SSP Anish Gupt and several other senior officers donated blood on the occasion.