PM Modi to join Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme in Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate via video conferencing to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, on November 15 via video conferencing, according to ANI. He will address the gathering to mark the 151st birth anniversary of tribal freedom fighter Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda.
The Prime Minister is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for 246 development projects valued at approximately Rs 3,000 crore. These initiatives intend to improve schooling, medical care, income opportunities, and local facilities for tribal populations across India.
Of the total, 173 projects will be inaugurated, including 38 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and 100 Multi-Purpose Centres under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). Other inaugurations include the Tribal Research Institute building in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum in Aizawl, Mizoram.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for 19 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools, 12 Tribal Multipurpose Marketing Centres (TMMCs), and 42 additional projects under PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA).
The event marks the end of Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada, a fortnight of national and local programmes held from November 1 to 15. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde noted that the Prime Minister institutionalised the observance of Birsa Munda’s birth anniversary as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.