Ahmedabad, Jun 24 (PTI) UAE-based healthcare entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr Shamsheer Vayalil’s team on Tuesday handed over cheques of financial aid to the kin of the students of the B J Medical College here who died in the June 12 Air India plane crash.
Last week, Dr Vayalil had announced that he will donate Rs 6 crore to the kin of MBBS students who died, and also to those injured after the London-bound flight crashed on the Atulyam hostel building of the college minutes after take-off.
Families of the four students who lost their lives in the crash were handed over cheques of Rs 1 crore each. The parents of Aryan Rajput, first-year MBBS student from Gwalior, alongside families of Manav Bhadu from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Jayprakash Choudhary from Barmer in Rajasthan and Rakesh Diyora from Bhavnagar in Gujarat received financial aid, a release said.
In addition, the kin of six other deceased received support. Among them were Dr Pradip Solanki, a neurosurgery resident who lost his wife and brother-in-law; Dr Nilkanth Suthar, a surgical oncology resident who lost three family members, and Dr Yogesh Hadat, a BPT student who lost his brother, the release said, adding that they received Rs 25 lakh for every deceased relative.
Based on a proposal from the Junior Doctors Association in consultation with the Dean, 14 persons who were seriously injured and required hospitalization for five or more days received financial aid of Rs 3.5 lakh each.
The distribution of financial assistance of Rs 6 crore was the fulfillment of the commitment made by Dr Shamsheer on June 17, the release added.
In a letter to the family members of the victims, he shared how the tragedy struck a deeply personal chord, reminding him of his own years in medical hostels.
Dean of the B J Medical College, Dr Minakshi Parikh, said they were still coming to terms with the unimaginable tragedy, and such gestures of solidarity carry great meaning. PTI PD KRK
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