Govt launches countrywide free telemedicine consultation cum drugs facility

New Delhi: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launched countrywide free Telemedicine Consultation cum drugs facility on the occasion of birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. 

The Minister also announced that “JIGYASA”, a student-scientist connect programme of the Ministry of Science and Technology, will be extended to cover schools in over 700 districts of India within one



year. The programme jointly executed with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is currently operational in 170 districts of the country.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh said, on a day when the whole nation is celebrating the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there could not be a better way than this to observe "Seva Samarpan Abhiyaan".