CM Mohan Yadav Gets Disabled Man a Tricycle After Viral Video
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A woman carrying her disabled husband on her shoulders to a government office — that image moved Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav enough to act. After a video from Burhanpur showing Bindubai carrying her differently-abled husband Shri Dayashankar to the Collector's office went viral, the Chief Minister personally intervened — and Dayashankar now has a tricycle.
The video that triggered an immediate order
The clip captured something quietly devastating: a wife, unwilling to let bureaucratic distance become her husband's barrier, hoisting him onto her shoulders and walking him to the Collector's office in Burhanpur. The video reached Dr. Mohan Yadav, who responded without delay. 'मैंने तत्काल कलेक्टर को आवश्यक सहायता के निर्देश दिए थे' ('I immediately directed the Collector to provide necessary assistance'), he wrote, confirming the order was issued the moment the case came to his notice.
Dayashankar gets his tricycle
The outcome is concrete and fast: a tricycle — a standard mobility aid under state disability welfare programmes — has been provided to Shri Dayashankar. For a family that had to resort to carrying a person on one's back just to reach a government window, the aid restores a basic measure of independence. Dr. Yadav expressed satisfaction at the resolution, stating the government's intent that 'no needy person's suffering goes unheard and every family gets the support needed to live with dignity.'
Responsive governance or systemic gap?
Madhya Pradesh, like most Indian states, runs structured programmes for persons with disabilities — including mobility aid distribution at the district level. What the Burhanpur case exposes is the gap between scheme availability and last-mile reach: a family eligible for a tricycle had not received one until a viral video forced the issue. Chief ministers across India periodically highlight such direct interventions on social media, and the practice does demonstrate genuine administrative responsiveness. But the sharper question it raises is how many Dayashankars there are in Madhya Pradesh's 52 districts who never get filmed.
Dr. Yadav, who assumed office in December 2023, has repeatedly framed his administration as a 'sensitive government' — 'हमारी सरकार संवेदनशील सरकार है'. For Bindubai and her husband, at least, those words now have a tricycle to back them up.