All's not lost for those suffering from chronic kidney disease. After a delay of almost four years, the Siddhivinayak Temple Trust has donated Rs 7.6 crore for 102 dialysis machines, most number of machines to be procured in Maharashtra with the help of a trust's donation. Currently, there are 139 civic dialysis centres in the state.

The ball's rolling
In 2014, the state government had approved a proposal to donate Siddhivinayak Temple Trust's Rs 7.6 crore for setting up 102 dialysis centres across the state's 24 districts. The director of heath service had submitted the proposal to the trust for the funds. After scrutiny, the proposal was approved in 2015. But red tape held it back. Now at last, the state has passed a GR making it official.