Swasth Saarthi Abhiyaan

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge), Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launching the “Swasth Saarthi Abhiyan and Fuel Conservation Workshop”, in New Delhi on June 28, 2017. The Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and other dignitaries are also seen.

Question: Swasth Saarthi Abhiyaan is aimed at-
(a) Providing clean fuel to households
(b) Providing health facility to auto, taxi and bus drivers.
(c) Promote clean fuel to prevent pollution.
(d) Promote the production of biodiesel.
Answer- (b)
Related facts:

  • On June 28, 2017, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, together, inaugurated the Swasth Saarthi Abhiyaan (SSA) at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi.
  • This two month long mega campaign is aimed to provide preventive healthcare to the auto, taxi and bus drivers of the region.
  • A medical camp at various IGL stations in the Capital will provide free health checkup for all drivers which include blood test, sugar test, eye test with the help of doctors from St Stephen hospital.
  • A Swasth Saarthi web application has also been launched enabling the drivers undergoing the health checkups during the campaign to access their health records online from anywhere, in case of need.
  • In addition to this a ‘Fuel Conservation Workshop’ for drivers was also organized by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) as a part of Saksham-2017.

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