Odisha CM sanctions Rs 5 lakh for treatment of girl, house for family

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has sanctioned Rs 5 lakh for the treatment of a girl suffering from a rare disease, as well as a house for her family under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Majhi made the “on-the-spot” sanction at a ‘grievance hearing’ here.
He asked the district collector of Boudh to hand over Rs 5 lakh from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), and directed the Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Department to provide a house to the family of Pratyusha Giri.
Majhi said the girl is suffering from “zeroderma disease”, a genetic disorder that causes extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
Majhi also asked officials to arrange for the treatment of a 12-year-old boy from Saintala in Bolangir district.