PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 7,300 Crore In MP

Madhya Pradesh: PM Modi visited Madhya Pradesh on February 11 afternoon and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth about Rs 7,300 crores.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, February 11, and laid the foundation stones for several development projects totaling approximately Rs 7,300 crores. As per the Prime Minister’s Office, he laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects in MP’s Jhabua at around 12:40 pm. “Prime Minister will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of multiple initiatives that will benefit the significant tribal population of the region. Prime Minister will disburse monthly instalments of Aahar Anudan under Aahar Anudan Yojna to about two lakh women beneficiaries. Under this scheme, Rs 1,500 per month is provided for nutritious food to women of various especially backward tribes of Madhya Pradesh,” the PMO said in a statement.

The Prime Minister will also distribute 1.75 lakh Adhikar Abhilekh to beneficiaries of the SVAMITVA Scheme. “This will provide documentary evidence to people for the right to their land,” PMO said.

On X, PM Modi called his visit an important milestone in the development journey of the state.

“There will be the privilege of inauguration and foundation stone laying of many development projects in Jhabua at around 12:40 pm. During this period, tribal women beneficiaries will also get the opportunity to distribute the monthly instalment of food subsidy,” PM Modi said.
The PM shall also transfer Rs 55.90 crores for 559 villages under the Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana. And the foundation stone of ‘CM Rise School’ will also be laid down in Jhabua by the PM.

“The school will integrate technology to provide modern facilities like smart classes, e-Library etc to students,” PMO said.
He will also lay the foundation stone of numerous projects that will boost the water supply and in the central state.

As per PMO’s statement, the projects include the ‘Talavada Project’ which is a drinking water supply scheme for more than one thousand villages of Dhar and Ratlam; and 14 urban water supply schemes under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, benefitting more than 50 thousand urban households across multiple districts of Madhya Pradesh.

As per the official release, PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of multiple rail projects.

“It will include the laying of foundation stone for the redevelopment of Ratlam railway station and Meghnagar railway station. These stations will be redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat station scheme. The rail projects dedicated to the nation include projects for doubling of Indore- Dewas- Ujjain C cabin railway line; Itarsi- North – South grade separator with yard remodelling; and the third line connecting Barkhera- Budni-Itarsi,” the release added.

“These projects will help strengthen rail infrastructure and reduce travel time for both passenger and goods trains,” the PMO said.
He will dedicate to the nation multiple road development projects worth more than Rs 3,275 crore in Madhya Pradesh including four-laning of Harda-Betul (Package-I) from km 0.00 to km 30.00 (Harda-Temagaon) of NH-47; Ujjain Dewas section of NH-752D; four-laning (16 km) of Indore-Gujarat MP Border section of NH-47 and four-laning of Chicholi-Betul (Package-III) Harda-Betul of NH-47; and Ujjain Jhalawar section of NH-552G.

Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of other development initiatives like waste dumpsite remediation, electric substation, among others.