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Uttar Pradesh Government to Fund Girl’s Leg Treatment
Ragini is a seven-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh who goes to school by hopping on one leg.
Her leg was badly hurt in a road accident when she was a baby.
Her family could not afford the treatment she needed.
People learned about her situation through social media.
District officials visited her home and brought her useful items.
Doctors then checked her leg.
The state government said it would pay for her treatment.
Doctors will decide whether she needs surgery or another kind of care.
Seven-year-old Ragini attracted attention after hopping nearly 400 metres to school on one leg.
The Uttar Pradesh government will pay all costs for her treatment, including surgery if doctors recommend it.
Doctors examined Ragini and referred her for two tests at Banaras Hindu University.
Ragini’s leg was severely injured in a road accident when she was about six months old.
The district administration gave her two tricycles, books, a school bag, toys and chocolates.
- Who
- Seven-year-old Ragini, her family, Uttar Pradesh government officials and doctors.
- What
- The Uttar Pradesh government agreed to pay for treatment of Ragini’s severely injured leg.
- Where
- Ragini lives in Ranipur village in the Manier area of Ballia district, Uttar Pradesh, and attends Primary School Digheda.
- When
- The district administration acted after her story appeared on social media; the report is dated September 3.
- Why
- Her leg was severely damaged in a road accident when she was about six months old, and her family could not afford adequate treatment.
Key facts
- Child
- Ragini, a seven-year-old Class 1 student
- School distance
- About 400 metres from her home
- School
- Primary School Digheda
- Injury
- Her leg was severely damaged in a road accident when she was about six months old
- Treatment funding
- All treatment expenses will be borne by the Uttar Pradesh government
- Medical evaluation
- An orthopaedic surgeon and a senior doctor examined her
- Tests
- She was being sent for two tests at Banaras Hindu University
- Assistance provided
- Two tricycles, books, a school bag, toys and chocolates
Quotes
Mangla Prasad Singh
Ballia district magistrate who announced the state-funded treatment
“We will try to get her leg treated through surgery or in whatever manner the doctors advise so that she can stand on her feet. As per the directions of the chief minister and the state government, whatever expenses are incurred will be borne entirely by the state government.”
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“The effort now is to ensure that the girl’s leg is treated. A team of doctors went for her check-up today. An orthopaedic surgeon and a senior doctor examined her, and we are sending her for two tests to BHU”
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