Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Friday to launch projects worth nearly Rs 4,400 crore. He will also allot houses built under the central government's housing scheme to 19,000 beneficiaries. A statement said he will attend the 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan' in Gandhinagar and visit GIFT City as well, as reported by the news agency PTI
During the programme in Gandhinagar, Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development projects worth over Rs 2,450 cr, the statement further said. These include projects of Urban Development Department, Water Supply Department, Road and Transport Department and Mines and Minerals Department. PM Modi will hand over keys to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (rural and urban) scheme during the programme. The total outlay of these projects is around Rs 1,950 crore, the statement said.
During his visit to Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), he will also review the status of various ongoing projects there and also have an interaction with GIFT IFSC to understand their experience and future plans, it said. The 'Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Sangh Adhiveshan' is the 29th biennial conference of the All India Primary Teachers' Federation. The theme of this conference is 'Teachers are at the Heart of Transforming Education'.
PM Modi on Thursday inaugurated the programme marking National Technology Day 2023 in the national capital.
The programme also marked the commencement of the celebration of the 25th year of National Technology Day, which will be held from May 11-14. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh were also present at the event.
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone and dedicated to the nation multiple projects related to scientific and technological advancement in the country, worth more than Rs 5800 crore. The projects for which the foundation stone was laid include Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory-India (LIGO-India), Hingoli; Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jatni, Odisha; and Platinum Jubilee Block of Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.