The Chief Minister sanctioned Rs. 3 lakh to the parents of Tarun Kumar, a boy suffering from thalassemia. The boy’s father Govindarajulu is a resident of Erukamatta village in Chittoor district. Govindarajulu met the Chief Minister today and said he needed Rs. 12 lakh for his son’s treatment. Responding to it, Mr. Naidu sanctioned Rs. 3 lakh. The Chief Minister also sanctioned a house to G. Aruna, a native of East Godavari district besides releasing Rs. 10,000 for the treatment of her husband’s illness. He also sanctioned Rs. 1 lakh to Dudekula Allauddin, a cancer patient, and promised a financial assistance of Rs. 50,000 to Seelam Chintaiah, a tenant farmer from Krishna district.