Garhshankar, June 22 - A living example of how the entire lives of poor people are ruined in road accidents is found in the accident that happened to Rohit Kumar of village Paddi Khuti the other day. Before reading the full story of Rohit, the gist is that Rohit Kumar needs a small amount of one rupee every day for treatment in PGI.
For which his hands are completely standing. He had to see these days because there is no orthopedic doctor in the government hospital in Garhshankar and he had to suffer for four days in the government hospital in Hoshiarpur.
Later, instead of treating him in the government hospital in Amritsar, he was scared and chased away from there. Rohit does not have an Ayushman card because his Atta Dal card was not made, due to which today he has to spend even a single rupee from his own pocket.
Rohit Kumar son of Pritam Lal, age 37, a daily wage earner from village Khudi Paddi near Saila Khurd, who is currently undergoing treatment at PGI Chandigarh, said while talking on the telephone that on June 2 in the afternoon, an e-rickshaw was going in front of him near village Badesaron, which took a sudden U-turn, before he could recover, his motorcycle hit the e-rickshaw from behind and his leg got stuck in the back bumper attached to the back of the e-rickshaw.
Rohit said that people gathered at the spot and immediately pulled him out of the e-rickshaw and took him to the government hospital in Garhshankar for treatment. After initial treatment at the government hospital in Garhshankar, he was told that there was no orthopedic doctor there.
Therefore, he is being referred to the government hospital in Hoshiarpur. Rohit said that for four days, his treatment there was with ointment and bandages and on Friday, the 6th, he was told that there would be no doctor on Saturday and Sunday, so he should go and get his bandage done from the emergency ward.
 Rohit said that when the nurse in the emergency ward opened his bandage and saw that the condition of his leg was very bad, he told her and brought the matter to the attention of the doctor present on the spot. The doctor present sent his photos to the doctors who were treating him through WhatsApp and after some time, it was decided that the condition of the leg was bad, so this case should be referred to Amritsar.
Rohit said that he reached the government hospital in Amritsar on Saturday and the doctors there told him that it is not possible to start treatment till next Friday because the number of patients is already very high but the condition of the leg is bad so you should get your treatment from a private hospital otherwise you should wait till Friday and also said that your leg may have to be amputated so give us written permission so that you can be admitted. 
Rohit said that his wife is already sick and he has two small children, an 8-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy. Keeping them in mind and keeping the scene of amputating his leg in mind, the ground slipped from under his feet. 
Rohit said that when he asked about the cost of treatment in private hospitals, he was told that instead of starting treatment for the next 10 days, he would only try to dry the wound with the help of medicines. Then he decided to go to PGI and get treatment.
Rohit said that in Chandigarh, he first went to the government hospital in Sector 32, then to the hospital in Sector 16. He was not admitted in both places, so he reached PGI where after much pleading, he was admitted.
Rohit was admitted to PGI Chandigarh on June 9 and on the night of the 10th, his primary treatment was started in the operation theatre.
Rohit said that the total amount of Rs 30,000 he had was used up in this treatment, after which he is getting a bandage every day, for which he is now unable to even afford the modest expenses of Rs 500 to 700.
The doctors concerned have told him that he will have two or three surgeries but they will be done only after these bandages are worn for a few days. These surgeries also cost lakhs. Harjit Singh Bhatpuri and some of his colleagues from the area have come forward to help Rohit but Rohit still needs a lot of help.
 For the proper treatment of the poor, the Ayushman Yojana scheme has been started by the central government. To get a card for the Ayushman Yojana scheme, you must have an Atta Dal card in Punjab. Call it unfortunate or the arrogance of the government that cards are not made without a recommendation.
 Exactly the same thing happened with Rohit, Rohit does not have an Ayushman card because his Atta Dal card was not made due to which today he has to spend even a single rupee from his own pocket.