Punjab Govt fails to extend aid to Tiwana’s kin

Chandigarh, February 15

Despite making an announcement a month back, the government has failed to extend any financial help to the family of Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana, who passed away last month.

Now, the family of the writer, which paid Rs 14 lakh from its own savings for her treatment, has decided not to accept any help from the government. Last month, on January 16, the Punjab Government had announced to bear the entire cost of treatment of literary doyen Dr Dalip Kaur Tiwana, who brought laurels to the state at national and international levels through her works.

A month has passed but no government official has provided any financial help to the family memebrs. The family has paid all the bills, including Rs 80,000 at Sadbhavna Hospital, Patiala, and later Rs 13 lakh at Max Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali. — TNS