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World Health Day
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PM Modi lauds govt schemes on World Health Day

| @indiablooms | Apr 07, 2022, at 04:33 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted people on World Health Day and lauded government schemes to provide affordable healthcare to the masses.

Extending greetings, the Prime Minister shared a sanskrit shloka on Twitter which means 'Good health is the greatest blessing, health is the means of everything.

"Greetings on World Health Day. May everyone be blessed with good health and wellness. Today is also a day to express gratitude to all those associated with the health sector. It is their hard work that has kept our planet protected," he said in the tweet.

Further, the Prime Minister said that the government is working to ensure affordable healthcare to the citizens and mentioned the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

"The Government of India is working tirelessly to augment India's health infrastructure. The focus is on ensuring good quality and affordable healthcare to our citizens. It makes every Indian proud that our nation is home to the world's largest healthcare scheme, Ayushman Bharat," he said in the thread.

The PM further said that he feels very happy when he interacts with beneficiaries of schemes such as the PM Jan Aushadhi.

"In the last 8 years, the medical education sector has undergone rapid transformations. Several new medical colleges have come up. Our Government's efforts to enable study of medicine in local languages will give wings to the aspirations of countless youngsters," the Prime Minister said in another tweet.

Every year on Apr 7, the day is celebrated in order to spread awareness about the quality of life and the importance of health.

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