Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Amit Shah Celebrates Raksha Bandhan With Diabetic Girls
Amit Shah met girls with Type 1 diabetes in Gandhinagar during Raksha Bandhan.
The girls tied rakhis to him.
Type 1 diabetes means they need insulin regularly to stay healthy.
The treatment can be expensive for families with less money.
A new program in Gandhinagar is meant to provide insulin for free to eligible children from birth to age 18.
It also includes testing, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.
Shah said the program should help children get the medicine they need.
He described it as part of the government’s effort to protect children’s health.
Amit Shah celebrated Raksha Bandhan in Gandhinagar with girls living with Type 1 juvenile diabetes.
The girls tied rakhis to Shah during the celebration and received his wishes for good health and a bright future.
A Gandhinagar constituency initiative aims to provide eligible children aged zero to 18 with free insulin for life.
The system covers screening, diagnosis, insulin, treatment, monitoring and follow-up.
Shah said the initiative is intended to prevent treatment costs from denying essential insulin to poor and middle-class families.
- Who
- Union Home Minister and Gandhinagar Lok Sabha MP Amit Shah, and girls with Type 1 juvenile diabetes.
- What
- Shah celebrated Raksha Bandhan and promoted a Gandhinagar initiative providing free insulin and related care to eligible children.
- When
- Friday, during Raksha Bandhan; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat, within Shah’s parliamentary constituency.
- Why
- To mark Raksha Bandhan and support access to essential insulin for children whose families may struggle with lifelong treatment costs.
- Beneficiaries
- Children aged zero to 18 diagnosed with Type 1 juvenile diabetes.
- Main benefit
- Free insulin for life for eligible children under the Gandhinagar system.
- Care covered
- Screening, diagnosis, insulin, treatment, monitoring and follow-up.
- Policy basis
- Guidelines issued April 30 for Diabetes Mellitus in children under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram 2.0.
- Location
- Gandhinagar parliamentary constituency.
- Stated aim
- Prevent children from poor and middle-class families from going without insulin because of treatment costs.
- Government figures mentioned
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.