Former President Ram Baran Yadav is a very lucky person in a country where people of far flung VDCs are deprived of even the basic medicines. The state has never hesitated to loosen its purse strings when it comes to his treatment. The government has decided to provide Rs 6 million to former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav for the treatment of his prostate cancer in the United States. A cabinet meeting held last week had decided to pay for the business class tickets to and from USA and USD 300 daily allowance to the former president. Likewise, three aides who will accompany him to the US will receive USD 150 as daily allowances and their air tickets will also be covered by the government. Around two months ago, the government had provided Rs 1 million to Yadav for medical check up in India, during which his prostate cancer was detected. In 2013, while he was a sitting president, Yadav had gone to Japan for a medical check-up after it was suspected that he had an intestine cancer. Although it turned out to be untrue, the good news came at the cost of Rs 10 million to the state coffer. Ram Baran Yadav is a Nepali politician and physician who was the President of Nepal from 23 July 2008 to 29 October 2015. Previously he served as Minister of Health from 1999 to 2001 and was General Secretary of the Nepali Congress party.