Like any other day, on Wednesday also Tripura Chief Minister Prof. (Dr) Manik Saha heard the appeals made by people from different parts of the state at the “Mukhyamantri Samipeshu” programme. Most of them turned up there seeking assistance for health-related issues. The Chief Minister listened to every visitor’s statement with utmost sincerity.

Maitreyi Paul from Badharghat Sripalli came to seek assistance for the treatment of her father who has been suffering from Kidney issues for the last three years. Her father is the only bread earner in her family and he needs dialysis twice a week now. To relieve her ailing father, 24-year-old Maitreyi had taken up a petty job in a private organization. But with her meagre salary she is struggling to run the family and manage her father’s treatment expenses. So, she sought financial assistance in this situation. Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, after examining her documents, instructed Dr Shankar Chakraborty, medical superintendent of GB Hospital to provide necessary help.

A deaf and dumb youth, namely Ujjwal Das from Pratapgarh met the chief minister with the prayer for disability pension. By birth deaf and dumb Ujjwal finds it difficult to find work for himself. In that situation his wife is working as house help. On examination of his documents the chief minister instructed the secretary of social welfare and social education department Tapas Roy to take necessary action on this.

On the other hand, Babul Sarkar of Singhamura, Amtali, an auto driver by profession, sought help for treatment purposes. Because, he had suffered a brain stroke in December 2022 making him partially paralysed. Consequently, he became jobless. Being the sole earner in his family they are going through a financial crisis and not in a position to take necessary medical care. Chief minister in his case also instructed the medical superintendent of GB Hospital to take necessary action. Malina Debbarma, wife of a cancer patient from East Bachaibari, Khowai, sought help for treatment of her husband. After examining the documents, the chief minister instructed the medical superintendent of Atal Behari Regional Cancer Centre Dr S. Debbarma to take necessary action.

In today’s programme apart from the Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha, secretary to the CM Dr Pradip Kumar Chakraborty, secretary of social welfare and social education department Tapas Roy, medical superintendent of GB Hospital Dr Shankar Chakraborty, medical superintendent of Atal Bihari Regional Cancer Centre Dr S. Debbarma were present.