Port Blair, Mar 13: The Lt Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM has sanctioned seventy five thousand rupees from LG’s Relief Fund for the treatment of Mr. Kumud Ranjan Samaddar in mainland. Mr. Samaddar, aged 42 years, R/o Govind Nagar, Havelock is suffering from ‘Pancreatic duct calculus with ductectasia-chronic pancreatits’ and has been referred to CGHS hospital, Chennai for advance treatment.
Since, the patient is physically challenged person and considering his poor financial condition, based on the reports of District Administration and Directorate of Health Services, the Lt. Governor has sanctioned the relief amount to him.
The Adhyaksha, Zilla Parishad, South Andaman, Smt Abala Samaddar and the President, Pradesh Congress Committee, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma had requested for sanctioning the ex-gratia relief to him.