Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today assured to do the "needful" for transfer of a paralysed and wheelchair-bound woman gynaecologist to the city, after the doctor sought his help for her transfer from Baramati, nearly 100 km from here.
Dr Alaknanda Vaidya, in her online petition, which was signed by over 85,000 people a week ago, stated that she is 90 per cent disabled after she had met with an accident six years ago in which her lower part of the body was paralysed.
"I am 90% disabled and they expect me to travel 100 km everyday! I am a doctor and a single mother and I am trying to make an honest living... Six years back, my life changed upside down after an accident left me paralysed waist below," she said in the online petition.
Dr Vaidya said that to support herself and her daughter financially, she had applied for government job and was selected last year.
"I was overjoyed because this meant that I could financially support my daughter. However, the relief was short lived because soon I was posted 100 km outside my hometown of Pune to a small city, Baramati," she said.
The doctor said since she is completely dependent on others from getting up from bed, to get into wheelchair or even while going to bathroom, found difficult while working in Baramati without her family.
While citing government rule that a physically-challenged person is not supposed to be posted further than 10 km from their home, Dr Vaidya petitioned the chief minister, appealing to get her transferred to her hometown in Pune.
Replying to Dr Vaidya's petition, Fadnavis this evening tweeted that the Director of Health Services would get in touch with her immediately.
"Needful for your transfer will be done by tomorrow. Please inform which officer did not consider your request. Apologies for inconvenience," Fadnavis said in the tweet.
Dr Vaidya had also mentioned that she had made several appeals to various officials, but nothing has happened.
"I am a hardworking doctor. Despite my circumstances, I want to help people and do my best. But I need my family around. Being away from my 11-year-old daughter adds to my stress and affects my daughter as well," she said.
When contacted, Mohan Jadhav, Director, Health Services, confirmed that they have received a call from the Chief Minister's Office.
"I did not receive any application from Dr Vaidya, but I will look into the matter and will send the report to the CM's office tomorrow," he said.
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