Delhi Confidential: All inclusive
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will on Monday give Ayushman Bharat cards to a handpicked group of the Capital's 70-year-old citizens from 'across the income divide'. The beneficiaries hail from EWS, middle-class as well as affluent backgrounds. BJP sources said this was an attempt to highlight the party's 'inclusive development agenda'.
Corner Office
Former cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba, recently appointed as a full-time NITI Aayog member, will soon move into a corner office at the think-tank's Parliament Street office. It is learnt that Gauba has been allotted room number 241, which has been undergoing renovation for several days now, on the second floor. He will be the only NITI Aayog member to sit on this floor; the Vice Chairman and other members occupy offices on the first floor. Gauba currently works out of the fifth floor.
The Kalam Files
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam's Aadhaar card and passport are among the truckloads of personal papers his family is donating to the National Archives. Kalam's family members will personally hand over the private papers to archives officials this week. Also among the documents are his speeches and the birthday greetings he received from world leaders. The National Archives has private papers of several other eminent figures including Mahatma Gandhi.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ensured that his constituency, Rajasthan's Kota, hosted the Under-20 National Wrestling Championship. He has called it an attempt to unearth young talent who can bring glory to the country. According to the chief of the Rajasthan Wrestling Association, Rajiv Dutta, over 800 wrestlers from 26 states and UTs participated in the competition held last week.
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