PM Modi to launch Rs 14,400-crore projects in Gujarat
The Prime Minister will visit Banaskantha and Ekta Nagar to inaugurate various infrastructure and social welfare initiatives.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Friday to launch and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth more than Rs 14,400 crore, according to Telangana Today.
During his visit to Banaskantha district, the Prime Minister will dedicate the 127-acre Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC) at Bhildi to the nation. He will also initiate work on two Bio-CNG plants for Banas Dairy at Tharad and Radhanpur, which can process 75 and 100 metric tonnes of cattle dung daily.
The Prime Minister's itinerary includes starting the extension of Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 to GIFT City and the airport. He will also begin construction on 4,030 child-friendly Anganwadi centres, an Rs 800 crore initiative intended to help over four lakh people.
In the agricultural sector, PM Modi will release approximately Rs 19,000 crore as the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. He will also dedicate 521 projects finished under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and start activities for 12 horticulture clusters covering 1.46 lakh hectares.
The visit includes celebrating the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. In Ekta Nagar, the Prime Minister will inaugurate 'Bharat Parv 2026' and witness the 'Ekta Prakash Parv' illumination festival. On October 31, he will offer floral tributes at the Statue of Unity and launch further projects worth over Rs 400 crore in the area.