New Delhi, April 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met newly appointed NITI Aayog Full-Time Member Dr Gobardhan Das, describing his personal journey as "very inspiring" and praising his contribution to public health and immunology.

"Met Prof. Gobardhan Das Ji this morning. His personal life journey is very inspiring. Every struggle he faced only strengthened his commitment to serve society and make it free from suffering," the Prime Minister posted on X.

He added that Dr Das' scholarship and research will enrich India's policy-making architecture.

Dr Das, the Director of IISER Bhopal and a celebrated molecular scientist with nearly three decades of work in immunology, infectious diseases and cell biology, was recently induct...