The Health Minister appreciated the wide range of studies conducted by the PRCs which help in policy formulation and evaluation of schemes.

• Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharrati Parvin Pawar inaugurated and presided over the Seminar on Population, Human Capital and Sustainable Development (healthy people – healthy future).
• She also inaugurated a digital population clock at the Institute for economic growth nestled inside the University of Delhi.
• Dr Pawar emphasized that the population clock will be beneficial to everyone as it provides an interactive and quick overview of the entire nation’s population.
• The Union Minister launched a book titled "Infant and Child Mortality In Assam – Demographic and Socio-Economic Interrelations" written by Dr Dipanjali Haloi and Dr Suresh Sharma and an HMIS Brochure / Ready Reckoner at the event.