Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Monday said every individual and the society have a responsibility towards the children who became orphan during the coronavirus pandemic. He was speaking at the inauguration of a COVID-19 care centre in Vatsalya village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The service to dalit, the exploited, orphan, physically challenged and medically ill, in fact, is service to God, the minister said at the virtual inauguration event. The Covid care centre in Vatsalya village is a step in that direction, Gadkari said. Addressing the event, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the country could overcome the challenge of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic due to joint efforts of the central and state governments under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Every individual, society have responsibility towards kids orphaned due to COVID-19: Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari was speaking at the inauguration of a COVID-19 care centre in Vatsalya village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh
PTI | June 1, 2021 | Updated 10:46 IST
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Monday said every individual and the society have a responsibility towards the children who became orphan during the coronavirus pandemic.
He was speaking at the inauguration of a COVID-19 care centre in Vatsalya village in Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The service to dalit, the exploited, orphan, physically challenged and medically ill, in fact, is service to God, the minister said at the virtual inauguration event.
Gadkari calls for all-round efforts to reduce road accidents by 2025 ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2021 22:07 IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday called for all-round efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that deaths due to road accidents are reduced by 50 per cent before 2025.
Gadkari was speaking at the inauguration programme of Webinar series being launched by the International Road Federation, India Chapter, on the theme of Road Safety Challenges in India & Preparation of an Action Plan.
Terming the situation as alarming, he said, We stand at number one position in road accidents in the world, ahead of US and China.