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Mansukh Mandaviya: The veterinarian key to India’s Covid-19 fate

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health minister, covid-19Among the many seven ministers promoted to the Cupboard, Mandaviya turned Gujarat’s youngest MLA at 28 years when he entered the Meeting in 2002. (Image courtesy: Indian Specific)

Mansukh Mandaviya takes over the Union well being ministry at a vital juncture. On the one hand, the federal government is ramping up its Covid-19 vaccination drive; on one other, it’s making ready its technique to stave off or restrict the influence of an impending third wave of the virus. Because the Narendra Modi authorities launched into a large-scale reshuffle of the Union Cupboard, among the many most important exits was that of well being minister Harsh Vardhan, who was main the cost in India’s battle in opposition to Covid-19.

Now, the baton has fallen to the Parliamentarian from Gujarat, a veterinary physician with a Masters’ diploma in political science. Mandaviya started his work early, even earlier than his predecessor had put in his papers. Prior to now week, Mandaviya visited the amenities of three vaccine-makers — Zydus and Bharat Biotech in Ahmedabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune, albeit in his capability because the minister of state for chemical substances and fertiiizers.

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Final month, the federal government introduced a course correction, taking on provide of vaccines from states. Mandaviya should make sure that the ramped-up vaccination drive goes easily and the federal government is spared the blushes. With a number of extra vaccines within the pipeline for India, Mandaviya could discover vaccinating the complete inhabitants lots simpler than his predecessor.

Docs and well being consultants have already warned of a 3rd Covid-19 wave within the subsequent few months if sufficient precautions weren’t taken. Madaviya, who first rose to all-India fame for driving his bicycle to Parliament, should preside over that technique as nicely. His lengthy stint with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) implies that he has a sound information of doing work on the bottom, one thing that’s anticipated to carry him in good stead.

Among the many seven ministers promoted to the Cupboard, Mandaviya turned Gujarat’s youngest MLA at 28 years when he entered the Meeting in 2002. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2012 earlier than being re-elected in 2018. He turned minister of state for street transport and highways, transport in 2016 after which chemical and fertilizers. He has additionally served as chairman of Gujarat Agro Industries Company.

Born in a middle-class farmer household in Hanol, a small village in Saurashtra’s Palitana taluka, Mandaviya is understood to undertake padyatras, overlaying lengthy distances for varied consciousness drives. The primary padyatra that he organised was as an MLA in 2005, strolling 123 km via 45 backward villages to advocate women’ schooling. He undertook one other week-long padyatra in 2017 to advertise the ideology of Mahatma Gandhi. He has additionally obtained a Unicef honour for his contribution to girls’s menstrual hygiene. Historical past will choose him on how he manages the combat in opposition to a lethal pandemic that has already taken over 4 lakh lives.

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