A 55-year-old girl in Udaipur gave beginning to her seventeenth baby on Tuesday. The lady, Rekha Galbelia, had beforehand given beginning to 16 youngsters. Nevertheless, her 4 sons and one daughter died quickly after beginning. Out of her surviving youngsters, 5 are married and have already got youngsters of their very own.

Her daughter, Shila Kalbeliya, expressed the household’s struggles. “All of us needed to face a whole lot of difficulties. Everyone seems to be shocked to listen to that our mom has so many youngsters,” she mentioned.

Rekha’s husband, Kavra Kalbeliya, highlighted the household’s monetary hardships. He mentioned they don’t have a home of their very own and battle to make ends meet. “To feed our kids, I needed to borrow cash from moneylenders at 20 % curiosity. I’ve repaid lakhs of rupees, however the mortgage curiosity continues to be not totally paid,” he mentioned.

The household, which survives by gathering scrap, has additionally been unable to supply training to their youngsters. “Though a home was sanctioned beneath the PM Awas scheme, we stay homeless as a result of the land isn’t in our title. We wouldn’t have sufficient assets for meals, weddings, or training. These issues bother us each single day,” Kavra added.

Roshan Darangi, a gynaecologist on the Jhadol Group Well being Centre, mentioned the household initially misrepresented Rekha’s medical historical past. “When Rekha was admitted, the household informed us this was her fourth baby. Later, it was revealed that this was her seventeenth baby,” he mentioned.

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