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PM Modi Shows Big Heart For 5-month-old Girl’s Medical Condition

Prime minister Narendra Modi led NDA government has shown a big heart for a 5-month-old girl, who is suffering from a rare medical condition.

In a heart-touching story, the Centre has waived import duty and GST of Rs 6 crore on medicines for the little girl suffering from a rare medical conditioSpinal Muscular Atrophy.

5-month-old girl, Teera Kamat suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy in which a complete breakdown of nerve cells results in zero control over muscle movement.

Her parents, Priyanka and Mihir Kamat have already raised the needed amount of ₹ 16 crores towards the cost of the drug. They had written on social media about their child’s fight appealed to the government to waive import duty and GST on medicines. They said that 23 per cent import duty and 12 per cent GST added Rs 6 crore to the cost of Rs 16 crore that the treatment entails.

Former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis had written to the Centre requesting a waiver of import duty and GST. After the Centre showed its generosity, Fadnavis has thanked Narendra Modi for waiving off custom duty worth over ₹ 6 crores on a life-saving drug.

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