Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi highlighted India's healthcare transformation as a key pillar of national development, referencing an article by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty. Initiatives such as Ayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan, and Swachh Bharat are improving public health and strengthening the economy. According to Dr. Shetty, these initiatives are reducing disease, protecting household savings and building human capital. The Prime Minister's Office in India shared this information on September 24, 2025, at 1:12 PM. Release ID: 2170504. A link to the post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) was also provided: pic.twitter.com/EnkUMKfyKA.
Key Entities Referenced
Ayushman Bharat: Flagship health initiative focused on providing health coverage to low-income families.
POSHAN Abhiyaan: Flagship program to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Swachh Bharat: Nationwide campaign focusing on sanitation and cleanliness.
Prime Minister's Office
PM highlights impact of Flagship Initiatives in
improving public health outcomes and strengthening
the economy
Posted On: 24 SEP 2025 1:12PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today highlighted the growing recognition of India’s healthcare
transformation as a key pillar of national development. In a recent article, renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi
Prasad Shetty underscored how initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan, and Swachh Bharat
are not only improving public health outcomes but also strengthening the economy.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister said:
“Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty writes that India's healthcare is now a key driver of economic growth. Initiatives like
Ayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Swachh Bharat are reducing disease, protecting household
savings and building human capital. Seeing health as an investment, not a cost, is boosting governance and
prosperity.”
Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty writes that India's healthcare is now a key driver of economic growth.
Initiatives like Ayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan and Swachh Bharat are reducing disease,
protecting household savings and building human capital. Seeing health as an investment, not a…
pic.twitter.com/EnkUMKfyKA
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 24, 2025
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(Release ID: 2170504)