Union minister Hardeep Singh in Tirupati; offers prayers, visits TTD hospital

Tirupati: Health care and education are the two crucial components for the growth of a country and the Health Index decides the development of a nation, said Union minister for housing and urban affairs and petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri.

On Tuesday, the minister visited Tirumala with his family and offered prayers at the temple of Sri Venkateswara Swamy.

He later visited TTD-run Sri Padmavathi Children’s Heart Centre and BIRRD Ortho Hospitals. TTD EO A.V. Dharma Reddy and director of SPCHC Dr. Srinath Reddy led him to the various wards where infants and children are being treated for heart ailments. The minister visited Cathlab, ICU, and interacted with the patient’s parents.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Puri said, “The services in these two TTD-run hospitals are laudable, and especially the paediatric cardiac centre is impeccable. I saw a few days-old and months-old infants who were successfully treated by the team of dedicated doctors and paramedical staff in the hospital, giving a new lease on life to the infants. I also compliment TTD for having started such a wonderful hospital and the initiative of the state government also.”

He further highlighted how the health care centre has developed in the country. “India stood as a role model to the entire world during the Covid pandemic and today, over 224 crore vaccines are being manufactured by us,” he asserted.