<p class="title">Munjapara Mahendrabhai, a first-time Lok Sabha MP, took charge as the Minister of State in the AYUSH ministry on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He has also been appointed as the Minister of State for Women and Child Development.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mansukh-mandaviya-ashwini-vaishnaw-anurag-thakur-others-take-charge-of-respective-ministries-1006205.html" target="_blank">Mansukh Mandaviya, Ashwini Vaishnaw, others take charge</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Prior to his political career, Mahendrabhai had a three-decade-long distinguished career as a cardiologist and professor of medicine in Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was a sizeable reduction of Covid patients due to 'kadha'. Homeopathy, Modi's yoga have a big role in saving patients from Covid. Opposition members take medicines from me," he was quoted as saying by news agency <em>ANI</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 52-year-old has done MD in general medicine and therapeutics from Gujarat University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahendrabhai is among the 36 new members inducted into the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">(<em>With inputs from PTI</em>)</p>
<p class="title">Munjapara Mahendrabhai, a first-time Lok Sabha MP, took charge as the Minister of State in the AYUSH ministry on Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He has also been appointed as the Minister of State for Women and Child Development.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/mansukh-mandaviya-ashwini-vaishnaw-anurag-thakur-others-take-charge-of-respective-ministries-1006205.html" target="_blank">Mansukh Mandaviya, Ashwini Vaishnaw, others take charge</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">Prior to his political career, Mahendrabhai had a three-decade-long distinguished career as a cardiologist and professor of medicine in Gujarat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There was a sizeable reduction of Covid patients due to 'kadha'. Homeopathy, Modi's yoga have a big role in saving patients from Covid. Opposition members take medicines from me," he was quoted as saying by news agency <em>ANI</em>.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 52-year-old has done MD in general medicine and therapeutics from Gujarat University.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahendrabhai is among the 36 new members inducted into the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">(<em>With inputs from PTI</em>)</p>
