Choubey takes charge as MoS for Health & FW, takes Metro to reach Nirman Bhawan

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New Delhi : Ashwini Kumar Choubey took charge as the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare at Nirman Bhawan here on June 4, 2019. He took the Delhi Metro to reach the nearest metro station (Udyog Bhavan) from where he then walked down to the Health Ministry to take charge. Before taking charge, he also planted five trees on the Nirman Bhavan campus.

Thanking the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Choubey stated that he will carry on with his efforts to implement the mandates of Ayushman Bharat and will now further push for the benefits of Ayushman Bharat to reach those who are still unable to access the services provisioned for them through this revolutionary programme of the Government.

Speaking on joining the office again, Choubey said that ‘sarve santu niramaya’ i.e. health for all is the policy mandate of the Government and he will make all efforts towards realising the same. He added that the Prime Minister has visualised a New India and thus it is our responsibility that we take a pledge to work towards realising this vision of New India, a Healthy India.   Choubey further mentioned that the environment affects our health and hence we should make effort to keep it clean and green, like planting trees and plants, like he did today. He also emphasised that opting for walking and cycling over vehicles for short distances will not only benefit the environment but also keep us healthy.

Choubey appealed to everyone to adopt a healthy habit of brisk walking or cycling for at-least 20-30 minutes each day to maintain good health, according to a PIB release.