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Bill Gates meets Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 19 2014 | 10:05 AM IST

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates met Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at his residence here in New Delhi.

Gates, who is the chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is also scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today.

He had also met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi on Thursday.

Gates also attended the inauguration ceremony of the Indian Newborn Action Plan (INAP) by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday and the latter for his pioneering work in polio eradication.

"There are lessons to be learnt from India's fight against polio which may be applied against other diseases also," he pointed out.

The philanthropist lauded the government for expanding the list of diseases under the Universal Immunisation Programme. He also highlighted the importance of including the Rotavirus vaccine in the package.

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First Published: Sep 19 2014 | 9:56 AM IST

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