Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician serving as the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. He was the Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Parliament for Varanasi. Modi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. He is the first prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress to win two consecutive terms with a full majority and the second to complete five years in office after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
NEW DELHI : India on Thursday pledged $15 million to GAVI, the international vaccine alliance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while as addressing the virtual Global Vaccine Summit hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in which over 50 countries - business leaders, UN agencies, civil society, government ministers, Heads of State and country leaders participated.
The Prime Minister said that India recognizes and values the work of GAVI, that is why it became a donor to GAVI while still being eligible for GAVI support. “India’s support to GAVI is not only financial but that India’s huge demand also brings down the Global price of vaccines for all, saving almost $ 400 Million for GAVI over the past five years," Modi said.