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.
Health Ministry data revealed. The death toll climbed to 5,25,760 with 51 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.33% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.47%, the ministry said.
An increase of 815 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. This development comes following reports stating that India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against Covid-19 as the cumulative doses administered surpassed the 200-crore mark on Sunday, 18 months after it began the drive to combat the deadly epidemic that has claimed over 5.25 lakh lives in the country so far.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the people of the country on bringing about this significant feat. He called India's vaccination drive “unparalleled in scale and speed".
The UNICEF termed it a phenomenal accomplishment and a testament to the grit and dedication of India's health workers, while the WHO too praised the effort. "India has set a new record by completing the target of 200 crore vaccinations in just 18 months.