<span style="color: #222222;">20 thousand wellness centres will be completed by the end of the current year under Ayushman Bharat programme. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This was stated by the Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan in Hyderabad yesterday, he said that a total of 1.5 lakh wellness centres are to be established in the country under this programme.<br />'' <br />'' Addressing scientists and officials of CSIR laboratories Dr Harsh Vardhan termed the Ayushman Bharat programme as a successful model in implementing universal health. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He asked them to work in a proactive and out of box manner to reduce sufferings of people, especially those with rare and genetic diseases. He asked the scientists to work in a focused manner so that the results of the research reach people. <br />'' <br />''<br />''The minister further said the government has set a target of eradicating Tuberculosis from the country by 2025. He also informed that the new National Medical Council Bill will be introduced in Parliament on Monday.</span>