During his two-day visit to Jharkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, will visit the birthplace of tribal legend Birsa Munda in the Khunti district and launch a government programme worth Rs 24,000 crore for the development of marginalised tribal people.
PM Modi will travel to Khunti district to honour the icon at his birthplace Ulihatu village and take part in a programme honouring the third 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' after first visiting the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Memorial Park-cum-Freedom Fighter Museum in the state capital Ranchi.
From there, PM Modi will inaugurate a project worth Rs. 24,000 cr to help the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) grow.
Along with launching the fifteenth instalment of Rs 18,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme, he will also initiate the "Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra," inaugurate and lay the groundwork for projects valued at Rs 7,200 crore in the state.
After reaching Ranchi on Tuesday, the PM posted on X, "I have reached Ranchi after memorable rallies and road shows in Madhya Pradesh. Tomorrow, 15th November, is a very special day. I will have the privilege of joining the people of Jharkhand in the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas celebrated on the birth anniversary of Lord Birsa Munda Ji. I feel very proud to have got the opportunity to visit his birthplace Ulihatu."
"During this visit, while I will flag off the Vikasit Bharat Sankalp Yatra in Khunti, I will also inaugurate a historic scheme of Rs 24,000 crore for the welfare of the tribal community," he added.
On the day of the state's founding, he greeted everyone and said that Jharkhand has been well-known for its mineral riches as well as the courage, bravery, and self-respect of its tribal people.
"My family members here have made an important contribution to the progress of the country. I convey my best wishes to him on the foundation day of the state and also wish for the bright future of the state," he added in the post.
The official stated that as part of the Rs 24,000-crore PM PVTG Mission, these tribal groups' mostly remote, dispersed, and inaccessible areas will receive basic facilities like electricity, safe housing, clean drinking water, and sanitation, as well as improved access to education, health, and nutrition, and opportunities for sustainable livelihood.
According to a statement, PM Modi will reveal projects for the state worth about Rs 7,200 crore. These projects include coal, petroleum, rail, roads, education, and natural gas.
The projects that will be inaugurated include:
- New campus of IIM-Ranchi
- New hostel of IIT-ISM Dhanbad
- Petroleum Oil and Lubricants (POL) depot in Bokaro
- Doubling of railway tracks in the Hatia-Pakra, Talgaria-Bokaro and Jarangdih-Patratu sections
The projects for which foundations will be laid include
- Four-laning of the 52-km stretch of the Mahagama-Hansdiha section of NH-133
- Four-laning of the 45-km stretch of the Basukinath-DeoghaN section of NH-114 A
- KDH-Purnadih Coal Handling Plant
- New academic and administrative building of IIIT-Ranchi
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