Union Health Minister
She was Minister of Health, Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs from January 2003 until May 2004, when the National Democratic Alliance Government lost the general election. As Union Health Minister, she set up six AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) at Bhopal (MP), Bhubaneshwar (Odisha),Jodhpur (Rajasthan),Patna (Bihar),Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Rishikesh (Uttrakhand).
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