Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Gujarat on Thursday where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 48,000 crore. PM Modi's visit to his home state holds importance as it comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, which will be held in April and May.
In Gujarat, PM Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 48,000 crore, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Wednesday. PM Modi will participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) in Ahmedabad on Thursday at around 10.45 am.
As per the schedule, the Prime Minister will reach Mahesana and perform 'pooja' and 'darshan' at the Valinath Mahadev Temple at around 12.45 pm. He will participate in a public function in Tarabh, Mahesana at around 1 pm, where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 8,350 crore.
At around 4.15 pm, the prime minister will reach Navsari, where he will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone and initiate work commencement of multiple development projects worth about Rs 17,500 crore. At around 6.15 pm, Modi will visit the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station and dedicate to the nation two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).
The Prime Minister will visit Uttar Pradesh on Friday. In UP, he will launch and inaugurate projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore for transforming Varanasi and its adjoining areas, the release further stated. On Friday, Modi will participate in a programme for prize distribution to the winners of Sansad Sanskrit Pratiyogita at Swatantra Sabhagar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
According to government's press release, at 11.15 am, the prime minister will perform 'pooja' and 'darshan' at Sant Guru Ravidas Janmasthali. At 11.30 am, the prime minister will attend a public function commemorating the 647th birth anniversary of Sant Guru Ravidas.
In the afternoon, Prime Minister Modi will attend a public function where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 13,000 crore in Varanasi.
At the two public functions in Gujarat's Mahesana and Navsari, the prime minister will dedicate to nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects that will encompass important sectors such as road, rail, energy, health, Internet connectivity, urban development, water supply and tourism, among others, in districts such as Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Anand, Mahesana, Kachchh, Kheda, Bharuch, Tapi, Vadodara, Surat, Navsari, Panchmahal, Valsad, and Narmada.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation important projects, including Bharat Net Phase-II - Gujarat Fibre Grid Network Limited, which will provide high-speed Internet to more than 8,000 gram panchayats, multiple projects for rail line doubling, gauge conversion, new broad-gauge line in Mahesana and Banaskantha districts, and multiple road projects.