Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Bill Gates

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 18, 2019, had a meeting with Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, during the latter’s three-day visit to India. The two had last met in September 2019 in New York on the sidelines of the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

Bill Gates reinforced his Foundation’s commitment to supporting the Government of India in its efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with a particular focus on health, nutrition, sanitation and agriculture. He commended the Prime Minister on prioritising nutrition as a key focus area and the efforts being made under the National Nutrition Mission. He also presented new ideas that can help enhance agricultural productivity and systems performance with focus on improving access to enable the upliftment of the poor and  marginalised, according to a PIB release.  Bill Gates was joined by the key members of his India leadership team.

The Prime Minister appreciated the Foundation’s efforts and highlighted how the government values the expertise and responsiveness demonstrated by the Foundation. He suggested that data and evidence-based thoughtful interventions and support by development partners can help accelerate the work in the sectors of health, nutrition, agriculture and green energy.