Doctor-turned-politician Harsh Vardhan cycled to Nirman Bhawan to take charge as the Union health minister on Monday and said his priority will be to strengthen the implementation of the ambitious Ayushman Bharat programme nationwide.
Vardhan took charge as the health minister almost five years after he was divested of it.
The 64-year-old tweeted that cycling is his favourite sport and shared pictures in which he is seen riding a cycle.
"#Cycling is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean & environmentally sustainable means of transport. #UNGA has declared June 3 as #WorldBicycleDay to underline contribution of cycling to sustainable development goals. It's my fav sport too 2 #BeatAirPollution @UN (sic)."