The Prime
Minister visited the memorials of Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri
in the national capital this morning to pay homage to them.
"At around 2 pm,
he will lay the foundation stone, launch and inaugurate various projects worth
over ₹83,300 crore in Hazaribag," said a statement issued by the Prime
Minister's Office (PMO).“In line with
his commitment to ensure comprehensive and holistic development of the tribal
communities across the country, the PM will launch Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram
Utkarsh Abhiyan with a total outlay of over ₹79,150 crore,” it said.
It will benefit more
than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts across 30 states and UTs, the statement
said. The scheme aims to attain saturation of critical gaps in social
infrastructure, health, education, and livelihood, through 25 interventions
implemented by 17 central ministries and departments, it added.
"In order to
boost the educational infrastructure for tribal communities, the PM will
inaugurate 40 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and lay the foundation
stone for 25 EMRS worth over ₹2,800 crore," the statement said.
Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation
stone for multiple projects under PM Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan
(PM-JANMAN) worth over ₹1,360 crore. It includes more than 1,380 km of road, 120
Anganwadis, 250 multi-purpose centres and 10 school hostels.
Further, he will also
unveil the electrification of more than 75,800 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal
Groups (PVTG) households in around 3,000 villages, the operationalisation of
275 mobile medical units, the 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' or piped water.
Modi is also scheduled
to meet the members of the tribal community at Hazaribag's Matwari ground, and
address the concluding programme of the BJP's Parivartan Yatra, which covered
about 5,400 km across all 81 assembly segments.
Elections to the
81-member assembly are due later this year, and the dates are expected to be
announced this month.