India, Feb. 23 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday lauded the Centre's push for digital and physical infrastructure, saying India's transformation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has drawn global recognition and improved ease of living for citizens.

Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail and Meerut Metro services, Adityanath said India has built a robust digital public infrastructure covering 1.4 billion people, processing nearly 20 billion digital transactions every month.

He said more than 500 million digital health IDs have been issued under the "One Health" initiative, enabling beneficiaries to avail treatment under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.

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