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Almost half of the population lived in highly malarial areas. In 1953, government-funded operations to control it began and within a span of a decade, the number of malarial infections became so low that the control operations were left to the local authorities. In 1951, smallpox-related deaths totaled 1,48,000. In a span of 10 years, it was also reduced to 12,300 deaths.

Nehru wrote to his daughter in Glimpses of World History in 1934, “sanitation and health and the conquest over some diseases depend on science.”

Hence setting up AIIMS in 1956, Maulana Azad Medical College in 1958, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in 1961, along with other public health institutions even today continue to provide an important role in the country’s public healthcare and medical education.

He was a man in a hurry to create the superstructure and the framework for the modern Indian State. 

The Congress paid tribute to India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, saying 21st century India cannot be imagined without his tremendous contribution.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in a tweet said, "Pandit Nehru — the maker of modern India. 21st India cannot be imagined without his tremendous contribution." "A champion of democracy, his progressive thoughts furthered India's social, political and economic development, despite the challenges. My humble homage to a true patriot," he said.

Other Congress leaders, such as former party chief Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary in-charge organisation K C Venugopal, among others also offered floral tributes at Nehru’s memorial Shanti Van in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Pandit Nehru on his birth anniversary, and recalled his contribution to the country.