Socio-economic rehabilitation of Leprosy cured patient in Rajkot

A socio-economic rehabilitation function for patients cured of leprosy was held at Rashtriya Shala, Rajkot. A total of 21 patients were socio-economically successfully rehabilitated in to the society. The event was attended by Tushar Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking at the inauguration, he said, “Leprosy work was more near to my grandfather than the political freedom of India.” In his last days, Bapu had expressed that service to leprosy patients remained an incomplete work of his life. Gandhi congratulated Dr Kirit Acharya for his pious and Gandhian work of leprosy, conveying good wishes to continue the work.