PM Modi Hands Over House Keys To 75,000 Beneficiaries Of PM Awas Yojana, Flags Off 75 Electric Buses
Prime Minister Modi handed over digital keys to 75,000 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in 75 districts of Lucknow's Urban Conclave
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Lucknow to inaugurate the three-day urban conclave event, which is being hosted by Uttar Pradesh’s urban development department.
PM Modi visits 'Azadi@75-New Urban India: Transforming Urban Landscape’ Expo at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, UP Governor Anandiben Patel & UP CM Yogi Adityanath were also present.
Prime Minister Modi digitally handed over digital keys to 75,000 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in 75 districts of Lucknow's Urban Conclave and will also talk to six beneficiaries.
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He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 75 projects worth 4,737 crores, flagged off 75 electric buses in 10 smart cities of UP and released a table book of 75 successful projects.
The Prime Minister also announced the setting up of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Chair in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow.
The conference-cum-expo is being organised by the ministry of housing and urban affairs (MoHUA) as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. It is themed on transforming the urban landscape with a specific focus on the transformative changes brought in Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi also walked through three exhibitions which have been set up in the conference-cum-expo and the themes of the exhibitions are Clean Urban India, Water Secure Cities, Housing For All, New Construction Technologies, Smart City Development, Sustainable Mobility and Cities Promoting Livelihood Opportunities.
The entire visit is part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ programme.
PM Modi's visit comes amid a major uproar in the state and elsewhere over the death of at least eight persons, including farmers during violent clashes at Lakhimpur Kheri district on Sunday.
Opposition leaders like Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Prime Minister over his scheduled programmes for the day. Modi visited the conclave being held at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow.
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