Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Wednesday took oath in Prime Minister Narendra ModiNew cabinet as Union Health Minister. Mandaviya took over the reins of the Union Health Ministry from Harsh Vardhan as the country battles against the COVID-19 pandemic. He was again given the charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
He previously served as Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers. He was inducted as a Minister of State in the Union Council of Ministers in 2016. He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 2012 and re-elected in 2018. He became the chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation in 2011 when Modi was the chief minister. .
Born in a middle-class farming family in Hanol, a small village in Palitana taluka of Bhavnagar district of Saurashtra, Mandaviya became the youngest MLA in 2002 at the age of 28. His love for animals inspired him to study veterinary science in Gujarat. Dantiwada Campus of Agricultural University. He later did his Masters in Political Science.
He is known for his padyatras where he walks long distances for a noble cause to connect villages and spread awareness. She organized her first journey as an MLA in 2005, when she covered a distance of 123 km from 45 educationally backward villages of Palitana to advocate for girl child education. His second journey was in 2007 under the themes ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ and ‘Vyasan Hatao’, in which he crossed 52 villages of 127 km.
In 2019, he undertook a one-week padyatra to propagate the ideology and values of Mahatma Gandhi. The 150 km route of the yatra covered 150 villages.
She is an active participant of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) and in May 2019, she was honored by UNICEF for her contribution to women’s menstrual hygiene.
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