November 17, 2016 8:47 PM

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Bill Gates calls on Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates today called on the Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today. <br/><br/>Commending the welfare schemes being run by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in India, Mr Singh said after the success of the Foundation's 'Ananya' Child Care and Maternal Health programme in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, this scheme should also be implemented in Chhattisgah, Jharkhand and Odisha where there is a large tribal population. He also lauded the Foundation's 'Awahan' initiative which has helped reduce the spread of HIV infection across India.<br/><br/>Mr Singh said the government has laid stress on the JAM (Jan Dhan Accounts, Aadhar Number and Mobile Governance) platform and hoped Mr. Gates' Potential Digital Financial Inclusion Models can be adopted to improve the Service Delivery System in the country. <br/><br/>Home Minister also invited Mr. Gates to support the Centre initiative to give a major push to skill upgradation of workers in India's Agriculture sector. <br/><br/>Mr Gates also met Health Minister J P Nadda and appreciated the initiatives in Immunization, Family Planning, TB and strengthening the Health Systems.

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