Union Minister Adopts TB Patients From 4 Odisha Districts, Aims TB-Free India

Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has adopted all TB patients from Odisha's four districts. On September 17, Pradhan said that he has adopted all TB patients from Angul, Deogarh, Dhenkanal and Sambalpur districts of Odisha to help realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of a TB-free India by 2025 as well as to mark the latter's 72nd birthday. Notably, PM Narendra Modi aimed to make TB-free India in next five-years.