This document describes the rehabilitation of Rajkumar Nai, a long haul truck driver who lost his leg in a highway accident. It details how he was abandoned by his employers at the government hospital and had to pay 140,000 rupees for private treatment. It outlines his current situation - unable to work and support his family - and efforts underway to provide assistance, including donations via money order from individuals in the transport industry.
2. Etawah is situated on National
Highway 2 linking New Delhi with
Kolkota. It is part of the state of
Uttar Pradesh, ruled by
Samajwadi Party with Akhilesh
Yadav as Chief Minister
3. Monu Gupta (Left) and his father run Gupta Transport Company with a fleet strength
of eight trucks. They also own MRF tyre showroom in Etawah City.
4. Rajkumar Nai is one of Gupta Transport
Company drivers.
He has been working with this company for
more than 8 years.
Actually, he joined as a Kalasi/Cleaner and rose
up in ranks in the same company.
Guptas vouchsafes for his good conduct all
along.
But…
5. His life went for a toss in June this year (2014). In a midnight accident near
Etawah/Uttar Pradesh while ferrying material (ACC Cement) in Gupta Transport
Company-owned truck, he met with an accident and lost his left leg below knees …
and toes of his right leg also gone.
6. Lucky that he survived. What happened after the accident was the saddest part. The
Guptas ‘dumped’ Rajkumar Nai in a government hospital, handed over a few
thousand rupees to his family and vanished. Due to lack of adequate attention in
the UP govt hospital, the patient and his family decided to shift him to a private
hospital for better and quicker treatment on their own without any assistance from
the fleet owner/motor malik.
7. This is NOT a government hospital, but a private one: J J Hospital on Farrukhabad
Road, near Etawah – 80 km away from Rajkumar Nai’s Saidpur village in Auriya, Uttar
Pradesh. Nothing is free. He has paid approx. Rs.140,000 towards his treatment.
How? By raising loan from relatives and friends. Yes, the Guptas – owners and
employers of Rajkumar Nai – never visited him while he was admitted in this
hospital – probably fearing backlash.
8. Visited him at Saidpur village, Auriya district, Uttar Pradesh in mid-November to
check his status.
9. Foursome family: Son Ramit, studying Class 8 in local school; Daughter Gowri; head
shaven Rajkumar Nai and his wife Savita Devi.
11. These few hutments belong to the family where parents and their wards co-exist.
Rajkumar’s elder brother tills the land and takes care of the family while he was
away trucking to earn and send money home.
12. Today, this family (parents, two brothers and their respective children) needs
support following the big bread earner Rajkumar Nai having lost his leg and will be
unable to return to truck driving and make good money.
13. KRK Foundation is donating this handicapped tricycle to enable Rajkumar Nai
mobility while he is recuperating.
14. Ramesh Agarwal, Chairman, Agarwal Packers & Movers, is transporting the
handicapped tri-cycle to Rajkumar Nai’s home at Saidpur village, Auriya district, UP,
free of cost.
15. Ved Shukla picked up his pen to sign
Rs.200 towards the rehabilitation of
Rajkumar via Money Order form. By
the way, Ved is the FIRST person to
set the ball rolling.
16. These three long haul truck drivers working for CREDENCE LOGISTICS – (Left to Right)
Anil Pandey, Brijendra Yadav & Suresh Singh have unhesitatingly signed up Rs.300
(collectively) .
17. 80 plus Transport industry Bhishma Pithamaha Chittranjan Dass, ex-AIMTC Secretary
General and now heading ACOGOA, fills up a Money Order Form for Rs.500 to be
sent to Rajkumar.
18. Bantu Ram from Agra, my regular cab driver in city and long hauls (distributing fruit
to truck drivers @ Sonepat, Haryana in mid-May at a dhaba) signs up to send Rs.100
via Money Order Form.
19. Brother in law Subba Raman (ex-Materials Manager, Blue Star) & his spouse retired
high school teacher Padma) sign up Rs.500 Money Order.
20. Why Money Order
Route?
1) The beneficiary Rajkumar Nai has
no bank account.
2) The DONOR (You) fill up the
Money Order Form and send it
through the nearest Post Office. Not
ROUTED through any third party.
3) At the receiving end, the money
is handed over by Postman directly
to the beneficiary. There is NO
intermediary to ‘benefit’ out of
your benevolence.
100% TRANSPARENCY.
21. What to do?
1) Go to the nearest Post Office
2) Collect free Money Order Form
3) Fill up your complete mailing address with
MOBILE Number
4) Fill up the Beneficiary’s Address (see next
slide)
5) Fill up whatever amount you wish to send
6) Submit the MO Form along with amount +
Postal Commission (very nominal)
7) Take a photo of the MO Form with the
focus on your complete address.
8) Send item 7 (photo) to
supplychaindia@gmail.com – for my
records and follow up
22. Mr Rajkumar Nai
Saidpur Village
P O Sathar
Auriya District
Uttar Pradesh
Mobile: 87918 95201 / 74096 88477 / 73515 60717