Gorakhpur, Sep 30 (IANS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has assured financial help to the family of 13-year-old Sara Fatima Lari of Deoria district, who is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
The family, reportedly, needs Rs 10 crore for the treatment.
The girl, a Class 5 student, attends her classes online from home despite the odds.
Her father Abuzar Lari runs a footwear shop in Deoria, while her mother Sofana is a housewife.
Yogi met the family members at the Gorakhnath temple recently and assured them of financial help.
"She is suffering from SMA type-2. Dr A.A. Mathew of the Bangalore Baptist Hospital has estimated Rs 10 crore for treatment," said the father.