Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a two-day visit to Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Gujarat on March 7-8, where he will inaugurate several significant development initiatives and participate in key programmes promoting women's empowerment on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Following this, around 2:45 PM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for numerous developmental projects worth over Rs 2,580 crore. These projects encompass:
These developments aim to boost connectivity, accelerate industrial growth, enhance tourism potential, generate employment opportunities, and improve public welfare in the Union Territory.
PM Modi will also distribute appointment letters at the Rozgar Mela and deliver benefits under various schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban, Gir Adarsh Aajeevika Yojana, and Sylvan Didi Scheme.
Later the same day, around 5 PM, the Prime Minister will visit Surat in Gujarat to launch the Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign at Limbayat. Under this initiative, benefits under the National Food Security Act will be distributed to over 2.3 lakh beneficiaries.
On March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, PM Modi will engage in the Lakhpati Didi Programme in Vansi Borsi village, Navsari district, Gujarat, at around 11:30 AM. He will interact with the Lakhpati Didis and felicitate five women achievers with special Lakhpati Didi certificates, recognizing their efforts and contributions to women's empowerment.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will launch two key schemes aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and livelihoods among rural and marginalized communities:
The Gir Adarsh Aajeevika Yojana will focus on economically empowering women from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), minorities, and persons with disabilities ('divyangjan') through initiatives like setting up small-scale dairy farms.
The Sylvan Didi scheme will uplift women street vendors by providing them with aesthetically designed carts, with co-funding under the PM SVANIDHI scheme.
These initiatives reflect the Modi government's continued commitment towards comprehensive development, empowerment, and inclusive growth, particularly prioritizing women’s economic and social upliftment.
NAMO Hospital and Infrastructure Boost in Silvassa
On Friday afternoon, around 2 PM, PM Modi will inaugurate the first phase of the NAMO Hospital in Silvassa, a state-of-the-art, 450-bed healthcare facility constructed at a cost exceeding Rs 460 crore. This advanced hospital aims to enhance healthcare access significantly, particularly benefiting tribal communities in the region.Following this, around 2:45 PM, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for numerous developmental projects worth over Rs 2,580 crore. These projects encompass:
- Village roads and road infrastructure improvements.
- Construction of schools, health and wellness centres, administrative buildings, and Anganwadi centres.
- Expansion of water supply and sewage infrastructure.
These developments aim to boost connectivity, accelerate industrial growth, enhance tourism potential, generate employment opportunities, and improve public welfare in the Union Territory.
PM Modi will also distribute appointment letters at the Rozgar Mela and deliver benefits under various schemes, including the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban, Gir Adarsh Aajeevika Yojana, and Sylvan Didi Scheme.
Surat Food Security Campaign Launch
Later the same day, around 5 PM, the Prime Minister will visit Surat in Gujarat to launch the Surat Food Security Saturation Campaign at Limbayat. Under this initiative, benefits under the National Food Security Act will be distributed to over 2.3 lakh beneficiaries.
Lakhpati Didi Programme and Women's Empowerment Initiatives
On March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, PM Modi will engage in the Lakhpati Didi Programme in Vansi Borsi village, Navsari district, Gujarat, at around 11:30 AM. He will interact with the Lakhpati Didis and felicitate five women achievers with special Lakhpati Didi certificates, recognizing their efforts and contributions to women's empowerment.
Additionally, the Prime Minister will launch two key schemes aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and livelihoods among rural and marginalized communities:
- G-SAFAL (Gujarat Scheme for Antyodaya Families for Augmenting Livelihoods): Provides financial aid and entrepreneurial training to women's Self-Help Groups in two aspirational districts and 13 aspirational blocks of Gujarat.
- G-MAITRI (Gujarat Mentorship and Acceleration of Individuals for Transforming Rural Income): Offers financial assistance and mentoring support to startups aimed at strengthening rural livelihoods and economic growth.
The Gir Adarsh Aajeevika Yojana will focus on economically empowering women from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), minorities, and persons with disabilities ('divyangjan') through initiatives like setting up small-scale dairy farms.
The Sylvan Didi scheme will uplift women street vendors by providing them with aesthetically designed carts, with co-funding under the PM SVANIDHI scheme.
These initiatives reflect the Modi government's continued commitment towards comprehensive development, empowerment, and inclusive growth, particularly prioritizing women’s economic and social upliftment.
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