Pune, June 23 (UNI) Stating that service is the highest virtue and it should be taken to the last person in the society, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkar on Monday suggested to increase the graph of happiness of common and poor people in the country.

Addressing the gathering after inauguration of Saraswati Karad Hospital here, he said that the vision of future is very important and in this, along with the government, the society should now work for the society.

The poor people should be served only through service and culture, he said.

The Minister further said that through the Ayushman Yojana, the central government has provided treatment facilities up to Rs five lakh for the poor.

Keeping social sensitivity and awareness, all medical services have been provided to the poor in Nagpur at a very reasonable price, he said.

At a time when the world is struggling due to current turmoil, India has a welfare role to play by giving the message of world peace, Gadkari said and mentioned that world peace should be established on the basis of humanity.

While underscoring the necessity of economic development in the present era, he added that along with resources, spirituality is also important.

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