PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹6,800 crore in Tripura, Meghalaya on Dec 18

The projects encompass a wide array of sectors, including housing, road, agriculture, telecom, IT, tourism and hospitality, said the PMO in a statement 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Tripura and Meghalaya on December 18 and inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of projects worth more than ₹6,800 crore there.

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement that the projects encompass a wide array of sectors, including housing, road, agriculture, telecom, IT, tourism and hospitality.

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PM Modi will also participate in the golden jubilee celebration of the North Eastern Council and attend its meeting in Shillong, it said.

In Agartala, the prime minister will launch the Grih Pravesh programme for more than two lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban and Rural – schemes.

The PMO noted that the North Eastern Council (NEC) was formally inaugurated on November 7, 1972, and it has played a key role in the region's socio-economic development by supporting various infrastructure projects and development initiatives.

It has helped create valuable capital and social infrastructure, especially in critical gap areas of sectors, including education, health, sports, water resources, agriculture, tourism and industry, the PMO said.