PM Modi launches development works in Gujarat, nutrition scheme for women
The Hindu
Launches new programmes taking into account “all stages of a woman’s life cycle” and making “the lives of women easier, reducing their troubles and giving them opportunities to move ahead”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched schemes and projects worth ₹21,000 crore in his home State of Gujarat that goes to Assembly polls in six months.
In his fifth visit to the State since March, the PM laid foundation stones for projects of the Indian Railways in Vadodara worth more than ₹16,000 crore, which includes a new 357-km long Palanpur-Madar section of a dedicated freight corridor (DFC) track.
He laid foundation stones for the redevelopment of Surat, Udhna, Somnath and Sabarmati railway stations in the State.
The PM dedicated 138,000 houses worth ₹1,800 crore in urban areas and ₹1,530 crore in rural areas, to be built as part of Pradhan Mantri Avas Yojna (PMAY) scheme.
Additionally, he laid the foundation stone for a new campus of the Gujarat Central University near Vadodara. The new campus of the Central University will be constructed at a cost of around ₹425 crore and will be able to enrol over 2,500 additional number of students per year. Currently, Gujarat Central University functions from a temporary campus in Gandhinagar.
Ahead of the Assembly polls, PM also launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana’ nutrition scheme for pregnant and lactating mothers.
With an outlay of ₹800 crore, the scheme will see a monthly supply of 2 kg of chickpeas, 1 kg of yellow toor dal and 1 kg of edible oil free of cost from Anganwadi Centres for three years. This scheme was announced in the budget presented in the State Assembly for the year 2022-2023.