Kanpur: A day after President Pratibha Patil
met twin sisters Shruti and Gore, suffering from a rare bone
disorder, the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday gave a financial
aid of Rs one lakh each to them.
The 18-year-old girls suffer from osteogenesis
imperfect, an incurable genetic disease due to which they
cannot stand or walk.
The teenagers met Patil, who was here to attend the
golden jubilee celebrations of IIT-Kanpur, yesterday and
appealed for financial aid for their treatment, following
which the President asked the state government to provide help
to the girls.
At a function in circuit house today, Health Minister
Ananth Kumar Mishra presented two cheque of Rs one lakh each
to the girls.
The sisters, who are only two feet tall, was also awarded
the prestigious National Bal Shri award last year.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, April 07, 2010, 00:25