New Delhi, May 13 -- Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday reduced the size of his convoy to nearly half following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "seven appeals" for responsible fuel consumption amid the West Asia crisis.

According to sources, the reduction in the number of vehicles in the Health Minister's convoy has been implemented while maintaining all mandatory security arrangements.

The development comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah also reduced the size of his convoy to less than half following Prime Minister Modi's "seven appeals" focused on responsible energy consumption and economic resilience.

Earlier, the Prime Minister had significantly reduced the size of his own convoy during recent visits to Gujarat and Ass...