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Gehlot to fund kidney transplant of merit
student
Friday May 10, 2013 06:27:35 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur:
Impressed by a 17-year-old student who figured on the state merit
list and also cleared the first stage of the IIT entrance exam
despite undergoing dialysis twice a week, Rajasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot Friday said he will bear the cost of his kidney
transplant.
Gehlot said he was moved by the story of Jaipur resident Prakhar
Deroliya, who secured fifth rank in the merit list of Class 12
(science) results, declared by the Rajasthan Board of Secondary
Education (RBSE) Thursday, despite currently undergoing dialysis
after both of his kidneys failed three years ago.
The state government will bear the cost of his treatment taking
into consideration the boy's commitment, Gehlot said in a
statement here.
Gehlot said that as soon as he came to know about how Prakhar
achieved the success while fighting against insurmountable odds,
he spoke with Dr Naresh Trehan, the founder chairman of Medanta
multi-specialty hospital at Gurgaon.
"I discussed Prakhar's condition with him. I was so moved by his
story that I decided that he will be given free of cost treatment
from the Chief Minister's Relief fund," he said.
A student of Maheshawari Senior Secondary School at Tilak Nagar
here, Prakhar secured the fifth position scoring 96 percent in the
examination.
Gehlot congratulated Prakhar for achieving a place in the merit
list despite going through a serious health problem.
He said that other children of his age will also get inspired by
his determination and enthusiasm.
Prakhar's father Sudhir, who is an Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)
agent, said that Prakhar has to undergo dialysis every third day.
"He had been seeing doctors for the past seven years, but his
condition deteriorated three years ago. He had to undergo dialysis
in between examination, but it is amazing how he kept up his
spirit and continued his studies," said the proud father.
Prakhar's mother Mamta Sharma is to donate one of her kidneys to
her son.
"Kidney transplant is to take place at Medanta Hospital in the
last week of this month. It will cost around Rs.6.65 lakh," said
Sudhir.
Prakhar wants to get into the prestigious Indian Institute of
technology (IIT). He cleared the Joint Entrance Examination-Mains
(JEE-Mains), the preliminary round of IIT entrance, the results of
which were announced earlier this week.
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