New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the ongoing Kumbh at Prayagraj today. At the Kumbh, he will participate in the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar event, organized by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. He will take a bath at Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj and also interact with sanitation employees.

PM will also distribute the Swachh Kumbh Swachh Aabhaar awards to 'Safai karmacharis' (sanitation employees), 'swachhagrahis', police personnel and 'naviks' (boatmen). He will later address the gathering.

PM Modi is also scheduled to launch the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN), the scheme announced in the interim budget 2019-20, during his visit to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh today.

He will launch the scheme from the Fertilizer Corporation of India ground by pressing a button to electronically transfer the first instalment of Rs 2,000 to selected farmers, a government statement said on Saturday.

While tomorrow on February 25, PM Modi will inaugurate the National War Memorial near India Gate. The memorial will honour soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country since Independence. "The prime minister will dedicate the memorial to the nation on February 25. The defence minister, chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be among the dignitaries present on the occasion," a senior official said. Some other cabinet ministers are also likely to attend the event, he said.

(With inputs from IANS)