PM Modi Jharkhand visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2 will be on a one-day visit to Jharkhand's Hazaribag. During his visit, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone, launch and inaugurate various projects worth over Rs 83,300 crore.
It is pertinent to mention that assembly elections in Jharkhand are due later this year. In 2019, the elections to 81 assembly seats were held in five phases between November 30 and December 20, and the results were declared on December 23.
PM to launch Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan
According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), he will launch Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan with a total outlay of over Rs 79,150 crore, in line with his commitment to ensure comprehensive and holistic development of the tribal communities across the country.
The Abhiyan will cover around 63,000 villages benefitting more than 5 crore tribal people in 549 districts and 2,740 blocks across 30 States and UTs. It aims to attain saturation of critical gaps in social infrastructure, health, education, livelihood, through 25 interventions implemented by various 17 Ministries and Department of Government of India.
Other projects to be inaugurated
The Prime Minister will also inaugurate 40 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and lay the foundation stone for 25 EMRS worth over Rs 2,800 crore in order to boost the educational infrastructure for the tribal communities.
He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple projects under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) worth over Rs 1360 crore. It includes more than 1380 km of road, 120 Anganwadis, 250 multi-purpose centres and 10 school hostels.
Further, PM Modi will also unveil a series of landmark achievements under PM JANMAN, which include, the electrification of more than 75,800 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) households in around 3,000 Villages, operationalisation of 275 Mobile medical units, operationalisation of 500 Anganwadi centres, the establishment of 250 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras and saturation of more than 5,550 PVTG Villages with ‘Nal se Jal’.
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