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New Delhi (The Hawk): In a historic milestone that underscores India's commitment to counter the menace of Tuberculosis, IndianOil (Indian Oil Corporation Limited) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central TB Division (CTD) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), and the states of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to undertake intensified TB elimination project. The MoU bolsters Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision to end Tuberculosis in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). The agreement was inked in the presence of the Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Housing & Urban Affairs, Mr Hardeep Singh Puri and the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. On behalf of IndianOil, Mr Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Director (HR), signed the MoU with Mr Vishal Chauhan, Joint Secretary (Policy), MoH&FW, Dr Dharmendra Gahwai, State TB Officer, Chhattisgarh and Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar, State TB Officer, Uttar Pradesh. This ambitious campaign will follow a multi-pronged approach to ensure early identification of presumptive TB and prompt detection using diagnostic tests at the doorstep. The drive also aims to offer sustainable and equitable access to free TB treatment, care, and support services to the people of Uttar Pradesh and Chhatisgarh. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister Shri Hardeep Singh Puri said, "I compliment IndianOil and its top leadership for not just taking the proactive initiative of signing this milestone MoU to fight Tuberculosis but bringing it to the point of concrete implementation. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been taking innovative steps in this direction, and now, with IndianOil's support, I am su ...