New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a scheme that will benefit over 86 lakh farmers and projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore in Maharashtra on Thursday and then travel to Goa to inaugurate the 37th National Games.
An official statement said that Prime Minister Modi will start his Maharashtra tour by offering prayers at the famous Shri Saibaba Temple in Shridi and inaugurate the new “darshan queue complex”.
He will perform “Jal Pujan” of Nilwande Dam and dedicate a canal network of the dam to the nation and later attend a public program in Shirdi to inaugurate the foundation stone and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth around Rs 7,500 crore in sectors such as healthcare, rail, road and oil and gas.
The statement said that the new ‘darshan queue complex’ in Shirdi is a state-of-the-art modern mega building that will provide comfortable waiting areas for devotees.
It is equipped with several waiting halls with a total capacity of more than 10,000 devotees. The foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister in October 2018.
The 85 km canal network will benefit 182 villages by facilitating piped water distribution networks. The idea of Nilwande Dam was first conceived in 1970. It is being developed at a cost of around Rs 5,177 crore, the statement said.
During the public programme, Prime Minister Modi will launch the “Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana”. It will benefit over 86 lakh beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Maharashtra by providing them an additional amount of Rs 6,000 per year.
He will inaugurate several development projects including an Ayush hospital at Ahmednagar Civil Hospital, electrification of Kurduwadi-Latur road railway section (186 km), four-lane Sangli to Borgaon section of NH-166 (Package-I) and additional facilities among others at the Manmad Terminal of Indian Oil Corporation Limited.
Noting that the National Games are being held in Goa for the first time, the statement said he will also address the athletes participating in the showpiece sporting event.
It said, “Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, the sporting culture in the country has undergone a tremendous change. With the help of continued government support, the performance of athletes has witnessed tremendous improvement at the international level.”
The Games will be held from October 26 to November 9 and more than 10,000 athletes will compete in more than 43 sporting disciplines at 28 locations.
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