Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate 15 fresh airport passenger structures nationwide on March 9th and 10th, totaling a staggering ₹9,800 crore in value.
Mr. Modi’s itinerary includes inaugurating 12 new passenger terminals at Pune, Kolhapur, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Delhi, Lucknow, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Shravasti, and Adampur airports. Additionally, he will lay the foundation stones for three additional passenger buildings at Kadapa, Hubballi, and Belagavi airports.
According to a press release, the 12 newly constructed passenger buildings are projected to accommodate 620 lakh passengers annually, with the remaining three structures anticipated to handle 95 lakh passengers upon completion.
Furthermore, the Prime Minister’s three-day tour of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh, which commenced on Friday, will see the inauguration of several other infrastructure projects.
As part of his ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit North East programme’ in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, numerous development initiatives spanning Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Arunachal Pradesh, covering sectors such as transportation, healthcare, housing, education, border infrastructure, information technology, energy, and petroleum, are scheduled for inauguration.
Industry Scheme
The Prime Minister will also unveil a new industrial development initiative for the northeast, dubbed UNNATI (Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialisation Scheme). This ₹10,000 crore scheme aims to fortify the industrial landscape in the northeast by enticing investments for new manufacturing and service establishments to bolster employment opportunities. As per a government announcement, the scheme will offer incentives for capital investment, interest subsidies, and performance-based incentives linked to manufacturing and services for approved units.
Subsequently, the Prime Minister will proceed to West Bengal, where he will lay the foundation stones for various development ventures worth ₹4,500 crore. Among these projects is the electrification of rail lines, which will benefit the populace of north Bengal and neighboring areas.
Following his visit to West Bengal, the Prime Minister will journey to Uttar Pradesh to inaugurate projects totaling ₹42,000 crore. These include 744 rural road projects valued at over ₹3,700 crore, constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. These initiatives will culminate in the construction of over 5,400 km of rural roads across 59 districts in Uttar Pradesh.