PM Modi To Visit Gujarat From April 18-20, Will Inaugurate Projects Worth Rs 22,000 Crores

During his visit to Gujarat, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi | ANI

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to his home state Gujarat is scheduled to begin on Monday. This is Modi’s second visit to the poll-bound state after the BJP’s major win in four out of five state assembly elections recently.

During his visit to Gujarat, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone for WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar.

He will also attend the Adijati Maha Sammelan in Dahod where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for multiple developmental projects worth around Rs 22,000 crores, news agency ANI reported.

The visit is scheduled from April 18 to 20. On April 18, at 6 pm in the evening, he will visit the Command and Control Centre for Schools in Gandhinagar. 

The foundation laying ceremony for the WHO GCTM is scheduled for April 19 at 3:30 pm in the presence of his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus.

On April 20, at 10:30 am he will inaugurate the Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit at Gandhinagar. After that, he will go to Dahod to inaugurate other projects.

Ahead of his visit, the PM wrote on his Twitter, “Starting tomorrow, 18th April, I will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat during which I will join programmes in Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Jamnagar and Dahod. These programmes will cover different sectors and will boost 'Ease of Living' for people."

Starting tomorrow, 18th April, I will be on a two day visit to Gujarat during which I will join programmes in Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Jamnagar and Dahod. These programmes will cover different sectors and will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for people. https://t.co/0CINQbss8S

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2022

"Upon reaching Gujarat tomorrow, I will visit the Vidya Samiksha Kendra. This modern centre leverages data and technology in order to improve learning outcomes. I will also interact with those who are working in the education sector," PM Modi tweeted on Sunday.

"A new dairy complex and potato processing plant will also be inaugurated. Both these projects will empower local farmers and contribute to value addition in the agro-dairy space," he wrote in the tweet thread. 

He further added, "It is a matter of great pride for every Indian that on the afternoon of the 19th, the foundation stone of the @WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine will be laid. This Centre will add strength to the efforts of using traditional forms of medicine to further global wellness."