Ashwini Kumar Choubey, who took charge as Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare at Nirman Bhawan here on Tuesday, said he will carry on with his efforts to implement the mandates of Ayushman Bharat.
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 in the Nirman Bhavan campus.
Thanking 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 the very last mile people; those people who still are unable to access the services provisioned for them through this revolutionary program of the government.
On joining the office again, Choubey said ‘sarve santu niramaya’ (health for all) is the policy mandate of the Government and he will make all efforts towards realising the same. He added that Modi 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’.
He 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.’ The minister also emphasised that opting for walking and cycling over vehicles for short distances will not only benefit the environment but also keep people healthy.
Choubey appealed to everyone towards adopting a healthy habit of brisk walking or cycling for at-least 20-30 minutes each day to maintain good health.
