Melinda Gates meets Rajnath Singh

March 12, 2016 20:47

Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here and apprised him about various activities of her organisation.

During the 20-minute meeting, Gates briefed the Home Minister about the ongoing projects of the Foundation in sectors like health, agriculture and rural development.

She also told the Home Minister about fresh projects to be initiated by the Foundation in some backward areas covering sectors like education and child and women welfare, official sources said.

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