Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday lauded the 2021-2022 Budget, saying the allocation of ₹35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccines and commitment to provide further support will help end this pandemic and expedite economic recovery.He hailed the "visionary leadership" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "prudence" of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman "for taking us closer to Health For All"."A remarkable 137 per cent increase, taking budgeted outlay for health and wellbeing to ₹2,23,846 crore," he said.The government on Monday proposed a budget outlay of ₹2,23,846 crore for health and well being in 2021-2022, an increase of 137 per cent from the previous year, with ₹35,000 crore earmarked for COVID-19 vaccine in the.