Modi to launch 144 billion rupee Gujarat projects on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Friday to launch and lay foundation stones for development projects valued at over Rs 14,400 crore in Banaskantha district. The visit also marks the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Modi will release around Rs 19,000 crore as the 24th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme. The disbursement will provide financial assistance to farmers across the country.

“The release of the 24th PM-KISAN instalment will provide financial assistance to farmers across the country, with the total disbursement amounting to around Rs 19,000 crore.”

In Banaskantha, the Prime Minister will dedicate the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre at Bhildi to the nation. Spread over 127 acres, the facility will strengthen bovine breeding, genetic improvement and advanced reproductive technologies.

He will lay foundation stones for two Bio-CNG plants of Banas Dairy at Tharad and Radhanpur. The plants will process 75 metric tonnes and 100 metric tonnes of cattle dung per day, respectively.

Other projects include the extension of Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 to the airport and GIFT City. Modi will also lay foundation stones for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi centres and inaugurate 361 completed centres across Gujarat.

The social infrastructure initiative involves an investment of Rs 800 crore and is expected to benefit more than four lakh people. Modi will dedicate 521 completed projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to the nation.

The Prime Minister will flag off the Ahmedabad-Varanasi Express and the Mehsana-Becharaji-Sabarmati MEMU service. He will also start on-ground activities under 12 approved horticulture clusters covering around 1.46 lakh hectares.

Modi will travel to Ekta Nagar to inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 and later witness Ekta Prakash Parv, a festival of illumination highlighting India's cultural diversity.