07/04/2020
TOUGH TO LIVE, TOUGHER TO DIE
Vineeta (name changed) lives in Kalyan Puri basti, Delhi. She is pursuing her 12th standard from open school. Her mother works as a domestic help in households around her area. Her elder brother is an alcoholic and her younger sister is pursuing 10th standard from open school. She lost her father just a few days back, on 25th March. He was already ill and had not been working. Both the sisters used to take care of their father and hence couldn’t continue with their regular school. On 25th March he complained of massive pain in his stomach and was rushed to Max Hospital in Indraprastha. There he got an injection but collapsed immediately. Their family was promised that they won’t be any charged anything (no ambulance charges as well) but they were charged INR 1000 for dropping the body back to their home. On top of this, whatever little savings they had, they were all used in his cremation. Her mother is the only earning member and currently, there is no assurance of getting payments from her employers due to this lockdown. There is a combination of sadness and uncertainty that lingers in their household now, in these grave times...
P.S. Money has been transferred to her account by the team of India Care Collective
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