India first country to vaccinate 55 crore people: L. Murugan
The Hindu
The Minister concludes his three-day ‘Makkal Aasi Yatra’
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan said India was the first country to vaccinate 55 crore people and credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with efforts to vaccinate people free of cost. As part of his ‘Makkal Aasi Yatra’, Mr. Murugan visited Salem and Namakkal districts on Wednesday. He started the day by offering prayers at his ancestral temple at Pudupalayam in Paramathi Union in Namakkal. Later, he visited his parents at Konur village and interacted with his friends at the government school where he studied. Addressing the public near Namakkal bus stand, he said the BJP-led Central government had made people realise their dream of constructing houses by providing a subsidy of ₹ 2 lakh to each family, starting 2014.More Related News