PM Modi launches development projects in Gujarat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release Rs 19,000 crore for farmers and launch projects worth over Rs 14,400 crore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Friday to launch and lay the foundation stones for development projects valued at over Rs 14,400 crore, according to Telangana Today. During the visit, the Prime Minister will release approximately Rs 19,000 crore as the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to provide financial aid to farmers across the country.
In Banaskantha district, the Prime Minister will dedicate the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre at Bhildi. He will also start work on two Bio-CNG plants for Banas Dairy at Tharad and Radhanpur, which are designed to process 75 metric tonnes and 100 metric tonnes of cattle dung daily.
Infrastructure works include starting the extension of Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 to reach GIFT City and the airport. Additionally, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi centres and inaugurate 361 completed centres, an initiative costing Rs 800 crore.
The visit also includes the inauguration of 'Bharat Parv 2026' in Ekta Nagar. On October 31, the Prime Minister will pay floral tributes at the Statue of Unity to mark the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
During the anniversary celebrations, the Prime Minister will also launch and start work on projects worth more than Rs 400 crore in Ekta Nagar. These include a sewage and water treatment plant, an IRCTC hotel, and the development of the Gora-Bhandra Road and the Cactus and Butterfly Garden.