Sikkim Chief Secretary S.C. Gupta has sent a letter of gratitude to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister for providing immediate medical facilities to an artiste from the hilly state, Padam Gandharav, during National Tribal Dance Festival held in the capital city during the last week of December 2019. It is to be mentioned that one of the members of a troupe of artistes from Sikkim, Padam Gandharav developed medical problem, who was shifted to a private hospital at Raipur. But he did not show any improvement. Chief Minister had intervened and Padam was air-lifted to New Delhi immediately through air-ambulance for treatment.