HC seeks regulation on crowdfunding
The Hindu
For treatment of rare deceases in children
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday stressed the need for government regulation on crowdfunding for treatment of children with rare diseases.
Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar pointed out that there was no platform of crowdfunding for treatment of persons afflicted with rare diseases. The court made the observation when a batch of petitions for raising crowdfunding for treating children suffering from various rare deceases came up for hearing.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.