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Ayushman Bharat Card Saves Toto Driver's Wife With Free Spinal Surgery
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News18•05-10-2026, 23:06
Ayushman Bharat Card Saves Toto Driver's Wife With Free Spinal Surgery
- •Munni Roy from Jalpaiguri was suffering from a severe spinal condition known as listhesis, causing excruciating pain and nerve pressure.
- •The complex neurosurgery would have cost around Rs 2 lakh in cash, an unaffordable amount for her family as her husband drives a toto.
- •A special team of doctors successfully performed the two-and-a-half-hour surgery at a private nursing home in Jalpaiguri.
- •The entire cost of the complex treatment was fully covered by the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.
Key Questions Answered
When one of the bones in the spine slips out of its normal position, the medical condition is called listhesis, which can create continuous pressure on the nerves and cause severe back and leg pain.
Doctors and private hospitals estimated that the complex spinal surgery performed on the toto driver's wife would have cost around Rs 2 lakh or even more in cash.
The surgery was successfully performed by a special team of doctors including Dr. Kamlesh Biswas and neurosurgeon Dr. Diganta Kamdar at a private nursing home in Jalpaiguri.
