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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Harsh Vardhan
| birthname = Harshvardhan Goel<ref name=OriginalName>{{Cite web | url=https://m.telegraphindia.com/7-days/what-s-in-a-surname/cid/1669503 |title = What's in a surname?}}</ref>
| image = Harsh Vardhan in 2017.jpg
| office = [[World Health Organization#World Health Assembly and Executive Board|Chairman of the WHO Executive Board]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2020|05|22|df=yes}}
| predecessor = Hiroki Nakatani
| office1 = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| term_end1 = {{End date|2021|07|07|df=yes}} <ref name=rew>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-07|title=Harshvardhan resigns to his post|work=Republic World|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/pm-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-live-updates-mega-cabinet-expansion-with-youngest-team-ever.html}}</ref>
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor1 = [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]
| successor1 = [[Mansukh L. Mandaviya]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2014|05|26|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{End date|2014|11|09|df=yes}}
| primeminister2 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor2 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| successor2 = [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]
| office3 = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2014|11|09|df=yes}}
| term_end3 = {{Start date|2021|07|07|df=yes}}
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| successor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Earth Sciences]]
| term_start4 = {{Start date|2014|11|09|df=yes}}
| term_end4 = {{Start date|2021|07|07|df=yes}}
| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| predecessor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| successor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]]
| office6 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
| term_start6 = {{Start date|2017|05|27|df=yes}}
| primeminister6 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_end6 = {{End date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| predecessor6 = [[Anil Madhav Dave]]
| successor6 = [[Prakash Javadekar]]
| constituency5 = [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]]
| office5 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start5 = {{Start date|2014|05|16|df=yes}}
| term_end5 =
| predecessor5 = [[Kapil Sibal]]
| successor5 =
| constituency7 = [[Krishna Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Krishna Nagar]]
| office7 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Delhi Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start7 = 2 December 1993
| term_end7 = {{End date|2014|05|16|df=yes}}
| predecessor7 = ''Constituency established''
| successor7 = [[S. K. Bagga]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|13}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| nationality = 
| residence = [[New Delhi]]
| profession = {{hlist|[[Otorhinolaryngologist]]|[[Politician|politician]]}}
| spouse = Nutan Goel
| children = 3
| alma_mater = [[Zakir Husain Delhi College|Zakir Husain College, Delhi]] [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College]] ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MB]], [[Bachelor of Surgery|BS]]) [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University]] ([[Master of Surgery|MS]])
}}

'''Dr. Harsh Vardhan ''' (born '''Harshvardhan Goel''',<ref name=OriginalName /> 13 December 1954) is an Indian [[otorhinolaryngologist|otorhinolaryngologist.]] He had served as the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]] and [[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Earth Sciences]] in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] government of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021 He previously served as the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]] amid the Covid-19 pandemic before he resigned from his post in July 2021. <ref name=rew>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-07|title=Harshvardhan resigns to his post|work=Republic World|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/pm-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-live-updates-mega-cabinet-expansion-with-youngest-team-ever.html}}</ref> He represents [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chandni Chowk]] in Delhi as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He was elected to the office of Chairperson of Executive Board of the [[World Health Organization]] from May 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/harsh-vardhan-is-india-s-nominee-for-lead-role-in-who-takes-over-on-friday/story-kKuJTbmDveErkC1L0bc68L.html|title =Harsh Vardhan is India's nominee for lead role in WHO, takes over on Friday|publisher =[[Hindustan Times]] |quote =The WHO, a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, is currently at the forefront of global efforts towards containing the novel coronavirus pandemic. Health minister Harsh Vardhan will have to work closely with Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.|date =May 19, 2020|website =hindustantimes.com|author =Shishir Gupta|access-date =20 May 2020}} —{{cite news |title=Dr Harsh Vardhan set to become chairman of WHO Executive Board on May 22|quote=It may be noted that Dr. Harsh Vardhan's taking over of the post in just a formality as it was decided last year that India's nominee would be elected to the executive board for a three-year term in May 2020. The post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups. Further, the post is not a full-time assignment and Dr. Harsh Vardhan will only chair the board's meetings.|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dr-harsh-vardhan-set-to-become-chairman-of-who-executive-board-on-may-22-2825373}}</ref> Vardhan has been prominent in the [[Indian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|Indian government's response]] to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-18|title=Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56771766|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> He later resigned from his cabinet post ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.<ref name=rew/>

==Early life==
Harsh Vardhan was born in Delhi to Om Prakash Goel and Sneh Lata Goel.<ref name="DA_profile">{{cite web | url=http://delhiassembly.nic.in/aspfile/whos_who/Harsh_Vardhan.htm | title=List of Members – Dr. Harsh Vardhan | publisher=Delhiassembly.nic.in. [[Legislative Assembly of Delhi]] | access-date=26 August 2013}}</ref> Vardhan finished his schooling from Happy School, [[Daryaganj]], in 1971. He attended [[Zakir Husain Delhi College]] of the [[University of Delhi]] and [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College]] of the [[Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University|Kanpur University]], where he graduated in 1979 with a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery]]. He earned his [[Master of Surgery]] in [[Otorhinolaryngology]] from the same college in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/A-profile-of-BJP-leader-Harsh-Vardhan/Article1-1137758.aspx |title=A profile of BJP leader Harsh Vardhan |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=20 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403133952/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/a-profile-of-bjp-leader-harsh-vardhan/article1-1137758.aspx |archive-date= 3 April 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Election Commission of India">{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/archive/website_2/U05/42/DR.HARSHVARDHAN/HARSHVARDHAN.HTML | title=Dr. Harsh Vardhan – Affidavit Regarding Assets/Liabilities | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=3 November 2013 | pages=7}}</ref> He has been a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] since childhood.<ref name="AboutMe">{{cite web|url=http://www.drharshvardhan.com/drharshvardhan-biography.php |title=About me – Profile |publisher=Drharshvardhan.com |access-date=28 August 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904044819/http://www.drharshvardhan.com/drharshvardhan-biography.php |archive-date=4 September 2013 }}</ref>

==Political career==
In 1993, Vardhan was elected as a member of the Delhi Assembly representing Krishna Nagar.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1993/StatRep_DL_93.pdf 1993 Election Commission of India]</ref> He was appointed as the State Minister of Health and Minister of Law for Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/harsh-vardhan.html|title=Dr. Harsh Vardhan Biography|publisher=elections.in|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> He later became the state Minister of Education in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Harshvardhan-is-new-Delhi-BJP-president/articleshow/30687698.cms|title=Harshvardhan is new Delhi BJP president|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 February 2014|access-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> He has been re-elected from the same constituency in the 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013 elections.<ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1998/StatisticalReport-DEL98.pdf 1998 Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_NOV_2003/StatisticalReports_DEL_Nov2003.pdf 2003 Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>[http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_DL_2008.pdf 2008 Election Commission of India]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=60|title=Page Not Found|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191056/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU0567.htm?ac=60|archive-date=2 January 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Minister of Health and Family Affairs of Delhi===
Vardhan as the State Minister of Health in 1994 oversaw the implementation of the pilot project of the Pulse Polio Programme which involved the mass immunisation of 1 million children up to the age of 3 in Delhi.<ref>{{cite journal |author= T Jacob-John|author2=VM Vashishta |date=May 2013 |title=Eradicating poliomyelitis: India's journey from hyperendemic to polio-free status |journal=Indian Journal of Medical Research |volume=137 |issue=5 |pages=881–94 |pmid= 23760372 |pmc=3734678 }}</ref> In 1995, this programme was launched nationwide leading to 88 million children being immunised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/india/Polio_Booklet-final_%2822-02-2012%29V3.pdf|title=From 200,000 to zero: the journey to a polio free India|publisher=UNICEF|page=8|date=22 February 2012|access-date=11 June 2014}}</ref> On 28 March 2014, India was declared polio-free by the WHO, as there had been no reported cases for three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/28/india-10-other-asian-countries-declared-polio-free|title=India and 10 other Asian countries declared polio free|work=The Guardian|date=28 March 2014}}</ref>

In 1997, the Delhi Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers Health Protection Act was passed in the Delhi assembly which was one of the first anti-tobacco laws implemented by any state government.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Smoking-fine-may-go-up-in-Delhi/articleshow/2691335.cms|title=Smoking fine may go up in Delhi|work=The Times of India|date=11 January 2008}}</ref> The act applied across the NCT of Delhi. It prohibited smoking in places of public work or use for example hospitals, restaurants, and educational institutions and in public service vehicles. It also prohibited the sale of smoking substances such as tobacco and beedis to anyone below the age of eighteen. Smoking products could not also be sold or stored within 100 metres of any educational institution. Under the provisions of the act, fines would be applied to anyone who contravened the law and they could potentially be ejected from places of public use by the police.<ref name=Smoke>{{cite web|url= http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/security/rpf/Files/law/BareActs/Delhismoking.doc|title=The Delhi Prohibition of Smoking and Non-Smokers Health Protection Act, 1996|publisher=Indian Railways|format=.doc|access-date=12 June 2014}}</ref>

===2013 Delhi Assembly elections===
On 23 October 2013, Vardhan was named the [[Chief Minister of Delhi|Chief Minister]] candidate for Delhi Assembly elections by the BJP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-10-24/news/43365842_1_delhi-bjp-delhi-unit-vijay-goel |title=BJP trusts Dr Harsh Vardhan as its chief ministerial candidate for Delhi |publisher=The Economic Times |date=23 October 2013 }}</ref> After the 2013 elections, BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 31 out of the 70 seats in the [[Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]. However, they fell short of an absolute majority so were unable to form the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131213/main2.htm |title=BJP rejects offer to form govt |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |access-date=12 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222211436/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131213/main2.htm |archive-date=22 February 2014 }}</ref>

===2014 Lok Sabha election===
Vardhan contested the Chandni Chowk seat in Delhi where he defeated the incumbent Union Minister of Law and Justice, [[Kapil Sibal]] of the Indian National Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseU051.htm?ac=1|title=Constituencywise-All Candidates|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref> He was also appointed in the [[First Modi ministry|first Narendra Modi government]] as Minister of Health and Family Welfare on 26 May 2014.<ref name=HRD>{{cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/modis-complete-cabinet-jaitley-gets-finance-smriti-human-resources-1544129.html|title=Modi's complete cabinet: Jaitley gets Finance, Smriti Human Resources|work=Firstpost|date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Live|first=India|title=PM Modi announces list of cabinet ministers with portfolios|url=http://indialive.today/pm-modi-announces-list-of-cabinet-ministers-with-portfolios/|newspaper=IndiaLive.today|date=26 May 2014}}</ref> In May 2017, he was given the additional charge of [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]] following the death of Minister [[Anil Madhav Dave]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Harsh Vardhan gets additional charge of Environment Ministry|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/harsh-vardhan-gets-additional-charge-of-environment-ministry/article9706966.ece|access-date=18 May 2017|work=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=18 May 2017}}</ref>

===2019 Lok Sabha election===
Vardhan again contested the Chandni Chowk seat in Delhi where he defeated Congress candidate [[Jai Parkash Aggarwal]] by a margin of 2,28,145 votes. While he received 52.94% votes, runner-up Aggarwal polled 29.67% votes.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-dr-harsh-vardhan-mp-chandni-chowk-lok-sabha-seat-523691 |title = Dr Harsh Vardhan: Two-time MP from crucial Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha seat|date = 30 May 2019}}</ref>

===As Union Minister===
{{Missing information|seciton|Vardhan's role during the COVID-19 pandemic|date=June 2021}}[[File:Dr. Harsh Vardhan taking charge as the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, in New Delhi on June 03, 2019.jpg|thumb|Vardhan taking charge as the Union [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare|Minister for Health and Family Welfare]] on June 3, 2019.]]
On 30 May 2019, Vardhan was sworn in as a cabinet minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's [[Second Modi ministry|second term government]]. He is put in charge of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.<ref>{{cite web|title= ENT Surgeon, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Appointed Union Health Minister in Modi Government 2.0 | url=https://medicaldialogues.in/ent-surgeon-dr-harsh-vardhan-appointed-union-health-minister-in-modi-government-2-0/ | publisher=Medical Dialogues | date=31 May 2019 | access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>

Vardhan has been prominent in this role during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]]. In February 2021, he endorsed an unproven "herbal cure" for COVID-19 devised by a company run by yoga guru [[Ramdev]], prompting criticism from health experts.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lateef|first=Samaan|date=2021-02-22|title=Mumbai state fears Covid-19 third wave as health minister criticised for approving herbal 'cure'|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/22/mumbai-state-fears-covid-19-third-wave-health-minister-accused/|access-date=2021-06-03|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> In early March 2021, he declared the country was in the "endgame" of the pandemic, shortly before infections across the country rose dramatically in its second wave in April.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-04-18|title=Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56771766|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref>

Vardhan as a cabinet minister in [[Narendra Modi]] government, declared reservation for academic calendar 2020-2021 in MBBS and BDS colleges for the children of [[COVID-19]] workers who died during COVID-19 pandemic in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=Children of COVID Warriors Who Died to Get MBBS & BDS Reservation |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/education/children-of-covid-warriors-to-get-reservation-in-mbbs-bds-courses |access-date=19 November 2020|publisher=The Quint|date=19 November 2020}}</ref>{{Clarification needed|date=June 2021}}

As a part of Cabinet Reshuffle on 7th July 2021, Dr Harshvardhan resigned from his post of Union Health Minister after holding its two years of office.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://medicaldialogues.in/news/health/union-health-minister-dr-harsh-vardhan-resigns-new-minister-to-take-over-79478 | title=Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan resigns, new minister to take over | publisher=[[Medical Dialogues]] | date=7 July 2021 | access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>

== Controversies==
At the 105th Indian Science Congress in March 2018, after the death of legendary British scientist [[Stephen Hawking]], Vardhan claimed that Hawking had said that the [[Vedas]] postulated a theory superior to [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[theory of relativity]], despite the fact that there is no record of Hawking having made the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan/status/974582285407318017|title=#ISC2018 –Each and every custom and ritual of Hinduism is steeped in science; every modern Indian achievement is a continuation of our ancient scientific achievement. Even Stephen Hawking said, our Vedas might have a theory superior to Einstein's law E=MC2. @moefcc @IndiaDSTpic.twitter.com/QP9PbLElCd|last=Vardhan|first=Dr Harsh|date=16 March 2018|website=@drharshvardhan|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/stephen-hawking-said-vedic-theory-superior-to-einsteins-science-minister-claims/article23272193.ece|title=Stephen Hawking said Vedas had a 'theory' superior to Einstein's thesis, says Harsh Vardan|last=Koshy|first=Jacob|date=2018-03-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/science-minister-harsh-vardhan-may-have-been-a-victim-of-fake-social-media-info-1191469-2018-03-17|title=Vedas superior to Einstein's Theory of Relativity? Union Minister Harsh Vardhan falls for fake information on social media|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-03-17}}</ref>

In 2019, after the [[Health Effects Institute]] released a scientific report estimating 1.2 million annual deaths in India due to air pollution, Vardhan denied the results, arguing that this report was intended to create panic<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/may/06/minister-harsh-vardhan-disagrees-with-reports-on-pollution-deaths-claims-it-was-released-to-create-panic-1973216.html|title=Minister Harsh Vardhan disagrees with reports on pollution deaths, claims it was released to create panic|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref> In 2021, [[Indian Medical Association]] (IMA), the largest association of doctors in India, issued a statement which it objected to Vardhan who was endorsing Coronil, a product of [[Patanjali Ayurved]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ima-shocked-over-patanjalis-claim-on-coronil-demands-explanation-from-harsh-vardhan/article33902720.ece|title=IMA ‘shocked’ over Patanjali’s claim on Coronil; demands explanation from Harsh Vardhan}}</ref> IMA questioned the ethics of a health minister of the country to release such falsely fabricated unscientific product to the people of the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ima-slams-harsh-vardhan-for-coronil-backing/articleshow/81163292.cms|title=IMA slams Harsh Vardhan for Coronil ‘backing’}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
Vardhan has received the following awards and recognitions:<ref>{{cite web|title= Biography of Dr Harsh Vardhan, BJP's CM Candidate for Delhi | url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2013/10/dr-harsh-vardhan-biography/ | publisher=Bihar Prabha | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=3 November 2013}}</ref>

* IMA President's Special Award of Appreciation by the [[Indian Medical Association]] in 1994.
* [[Director-General of the World Health Organization|Director-General]]'s Polio Eradication Champion Award Commendation Medal by the [[World Health Organization]] in 1998.
* Polio Eradication Champion Award by the [[Rotary International]] in 2001.
* "Doctor of the last Decade" (Swasthya Ratna) by Indian Medical Association's New Delhi branch in 2002.
* [[Director-General of the World Health Organization|Director-General]]'s Special Award, by [[World Health Organization|WHO]] in 2021, for bringing legislation to ban [[e-cigarettes]] and [[Heated tobacco product| Heated tobacco products]], on the occasion of [[World No Tobacco Day]].<ref> https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/who-honours-harsh-vardhan-on-world-no-tobacco-day-for-banning-e-cigarettes-1809113-2021-05-31 </ref>

==Personal life==
Vardhan is married to Nutan, and they have two sons and one daughter.<ref name="AboutMe"/>

==Bibliography==

* {{Cite book|title= A Tale of Two Drops|publisher= Prabhat Prakashan |year=2018|isbn= 9788184305197 |location=New Delhi|pages=218}}

==See also==
* [[Pulse Polio|Pulse Polio programme in India]]
* [[Fifth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Minister of Science and Technology (India)|Minister of Science and Technology]]|years=9 November 2014 – Present}}
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{{s-bef|before=[[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]] Minister of State (Independent Charge)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Ministry of Earth Sciences|Minister of Earth Sciences]]|years=9 November 2014 – Present}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]|years=18 May 2017 – 29 May 2019}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]|years=30 May 2019 – 7 July 2021}}
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.drharshvardhan.com/}}

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	{{~~short~~ description\|Indian politician}}		{{Short description\|Indian politician (born 1954)}}
	{{For\|others\|Harsh Vardhan (disambiguation)}}		{{For\|others\|Harsh Vardhan (disambiguation)}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2021}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=June 2021}}
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	\| office1 = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]		\| office1 = [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
	\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2019\|05\|30\|df=yes}}		\| term_start1 = {{Start date\|2019\|05\|30\|df=yes}}
	\| term_end1 = {{End date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}} <ref name=rew>{{Cite news\|date=2021-07-07\|title=Harshvardhan resigns to his post\|work=Republic World\|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/pm-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-live-updates-mega-cabinet-expansion-with-youngest-team-ever.html}}</ref>		\| term_end1 = {{End date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}}
	\| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| predecessor1 = [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]		\| predecessor1 = [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]]
	\| successor1 = [[Mansukh L. Mandaviya]]		\| successor1 = [[Mansukh L. Mandaviya]]
	\| term_start2 = {{Start date\|2014\|05\|26\|df=yes}}		\| term_start2 = {{Start date\|2014\|05\|26\|df=yes}}
	\| term_end2 = {{End date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}		\| term_end2 = {{End date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}
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	\| office3 = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of Science and Technology]]		\| office3 = [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of Science and Technology]]
	\| term_start3 = {{Start date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}		\| term_start3 = {{Start date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}
	\| term_end3 = {{Start date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}}		\| term_end3 = {{Start date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}}
	\| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| predecessor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]		\| predecessor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]
	\| successor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]		\| successor3 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]
	\| office4 = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences\|Minister of Earth Sciences]]		\| office4 = [[Ministry of Earth Sciences\|Minister of Earth Sciences]]
	\| term_start4 = {{Start date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}		\| term_start4 = {{Start date\|2014\|11\|09\|df=yes}}
	\| term_end4 = {{Start date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}}		\| term_end4 = {{Start date\|2021\|07\|07\|df=yes}}
	\| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]		\| primeminister4 = [[Narendra Modi]]
	\| predecessor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]		\| predecessor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]
	\| successor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]		\| successor4 = [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)\|Jitendra Singh]]
	\| office6 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change\|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]		\| office6 = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change\|Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change]]
	\| term_start6 = {{Start date\|2017\|05\|27\|df=yes}}		\| term_start6 = {{Start date\|2017\|05\|27\|df=yes}}
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	'''Harsh Vardhan ''' (born '''Harshvardhan Goel''',<ref name=OriginalName /> 13 December 1954) is an Indian [[otorhinolaryngologist]]. He had served as the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India) \|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]], [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of Science and Technology]] and [[Ministry of Earth Sciences\|Minister of Earth Sciences]] in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance\|NDA]] government of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021.~~<ref name=rew>~~{{~~Cite news~~\|date=2021-07-07\|title=Harshvardhan resigns to his post\|work=Republic World\|url=https://www.republicworld.com/india-news/politics/pm-modi-cabinet-reshuffle-live-updates-mega-cabinet-expansion-with-youngest-team-ever.html}}~~</ref>~~ He represents [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]] in Delhi as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He was elected to the office of Chairperson of Executive Board of the [[World Health Organization]] from May 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|url =https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/harsh-vardhan-is-india-s-nominee-for-lead-role-in-who-takes-over-on-friday/story-kKuJTbmDveErkC1L0bc68L.html\|title =Harsh Vardhan is India's nominee for lead role in WHO, takes over on Friday\|publisher =[[Hindustan Times]] \|quote =The WHO, a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, is currently at the forefront of global efforts towards containing the novel coronavirus pandemic. Health minister Harsh Vardhan will have to work closely with Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.\|date =May 19, 2020\|website =hindustantimes.com\|author =Shishir Gupta\|access-date =20 May 2020}} <br /> —{{cite news \|title=Dr Harsh Vardhan set to become chairman of WHO Executive Board on May 22\|quote=It may be noted that Dr. Harsh Vardhan's taking over of the post in just a formality as it was decided last year that India's nominee would be elected to the executive board for a three-year term in May 2020. The post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups. Further, the post is not a full-time assignment and Dr. Harsh Vardhan will only chair the board's meetings.\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dr-harsh-vardhan-set-to-become-chairman-of-who-executive-board-on-may-22-2825373}}</ref> Vardhan has been prominent in the [[Indian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic\|Indian government's response]] to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India\|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news\|date=2021-04-18\|title=Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56771766\|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> He later resigned from his cabinet post ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.~~<ref name~~=~~rew/>~~		'''Harsh Vardhan ''' (born '''Harshvardhan Goel''',<ref name=OriginalName /> 13 December 1954) is an Indian [[otorhinolaryngologist]]. He had served as the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India) \|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]], [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)\|Minister of Science and Technology]] and [[Ministry of Earth Sciences\|Minister of Earth Sciences]] in the [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance\|NDA]] government of Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] from 30 May 2019 to 7 July 2021.{{Cn\|date=November 2021}} He represents [[Chandni Chowk (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chandni Chowk]] in Delhi as a [[Member of parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[17th Lok Sabha]]. He was elected to the office of Chairperson of Executive Board of the [[World Health Organization]] from May 22, 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|url =https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/harsh-vardhan-is-india-s-nominee-for-lead-role-in-who-takes-over-on-friday/story-kKuJTbmDveErkC1L0bc68L.html\|title =Harsh Vardhan is India's nominee for lead role in WHO, takes over on Friday\|publisher =[[Hindustan Times]] \|quote =The WHO, a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health, is currently at the forefront of global efforts towards containing the novel coronavirus pandemic. Health minister Harsh Vardhan will have to work closely with Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.\|date =May 19, 2020\|website =hindustantimes.com\|author =Shishir Gupta\|access-date =20 May 2020}} <br /> —{{cite news \|title=Dr Harsh Vardhan set to become chairman of WHO Executive Board on May 22\|quote=It may be noted that Dr. Harsh Vardhan's taking over of the post in just a formality as it was decided last year that India's nominee would be elected to the executive board for a three-year term in May 2020. The post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups. Further, the post is not a full-time assignment and Dr. Harsh Vardhan will only chair the board's meetings.\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dr-harsh-vardhan-set-to-become-chairman-of-who-executive-board-on-may-22-2825373}}</ref> Vardhan has been prominent in the [[Indian government response to the COVID-19 pandemic\|Indian government's response]] to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India\|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news\|date=2021-04-18\|title=Covid-19: How India failed to prevent a deadly second wave\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56771766\|access-date=2021-06-03}}</ref> He later resigned from his cabinet post ahead of the cabinet reshuffle in July 2021.{{Cn\|date=November 2021}}

	==Early life==		==Early life==