Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi and a discussion was held for mutual cooperation on subjects like health and by exploring new possibilities.
Blair assured the Chief Minister that his organization Tony Blair Faith Foundation will cooperate in the health sector in Haryana.
Khattar apprised that the state government is providing tertiary level health facilities and has implemented Ayushman Bharat Yojana and CHIRAYU Haryana Yojana to provide health facilities to every needy. He said that the state government is opening medical colleges and nursing colleges in all the districts of the state, which will meet the shortage of doctors and also strengthen the health facilities. “With the cooperation of Tony Blair Faith Foundation, the health sector will expand further and health facilities will be strengthened,” he added.
The chief minister said that the state government has linked many of its schemes with information technology (IT), which has ensured quick benefits of schemes and services to the citizens. He informed Blair that the Haryana government has made a new experiment using IT in government work. During the meeting, Khattar presented Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and a memento to Blair. Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department, Dr. Amit Agarwal was also present on the occasion.