Uttar Pradesh: Jalaun couple seek help from PM Narendra Modi for daughter’s surgery

KANPUR: A couple hailing from Atta area of Jalaun has sought help through social media from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking financial assistance from the Central government for the treatment of their three-year-old daughter suffering from developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), a condition where the ‘ball and socket’ joint of the hip does not properly form in babies and young children.It gets cured if the surgery is done on time.
As their financial condition is not good, they have urged the Prime Minister to arrange financial help so that their daughter could overcome the deformity.
The girl’s mother Kshama and father Kapil Porwal said that the doctors at AIIMS had apprised them that the surgery of the girl is already late. It should be done as soon as possible. Now the date of operation has been postponed twice due to Covid-19 and their poor financial background.
They said that they want the PM to listen to them and help them.
Samridhi’s parents have shared details of her disease in an emotional post written to the PM on social media. They have told the PM that their daughter will turn three on June 29. They further stated that they are a resident of village Atta in Jalaun.
They said, “Our daughter, who is suffering from developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) has been undergoing treatment under Dr Shah Alam of the orthopaedic department in AIIMS, Delhi for the last one and a half years. AIIMS doctors have given the date for surgery twice. But due to the Corona period, the date got cancelled both the times. Though she is developing physically, there is a difference in the length of one of her legs due to DDH. Because of which, she walks with one leg. Due to an imbalance, she could not stand or walk properly.”
Ravindra Chaudhary, posted as manager, district early intervention centre at the office of Jalaun’s chief medical officer (CMO), said, “This disease is considered to be a congenital problem. This is sometimes called hip dysplasia or congenital hip dislocation. It gets cured if the surgery is done on time.”
However, no one has come to him asking for help with the child.