Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Rajasthan’ programme on Friday via video conferencing.

During the programme, the PM will inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 17,000 crore. The projects cater to a number of important sectors including Roads, Railways, Solar Energy, Power Transmission, Drinking water and Petroleum & Natural Gas.

He will inaugurate various national highway projects worth more than Rs 5,000 crore in Rajasthan. Strengthening the rail infrastructure in the region, the PM will also dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of eight important railway projects of Rajasthan worth around Rs 2300 crore.

The railway sector projects are aimed at modernising rail infrastructure, enhancing safety measures, improving connectivity and facilitating the movement of goods and people more efficiently.

In a step to boost the production of renewable energy in the region, Mr Modi will lay the foundation stone and dedicate to the nation important solar projects worth around Rs 5,300 crore in Rajasthan. The solar projects will generate green power, help offset Carbon dioxide emissions and lead to economic development of the region.

The PM will also dedicate to the nation power transmission sector projects worth more than Rs 2100 crore in Rajasthan. These projects are meant for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan so that the solar power generated in these zones can be transmitted to beneficiaries.

Mr Modi will lay the foundation stone for multiple projects worth around Rs 2,400 crore, including projects under the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aim at strengthening the infrastructure to provide clean drinking water in Rajasthan. The projects signify his dedication to providing clean drinking water through individual household tap connections across the country.

The PM will launch Indian Oil’s LPG bottling plant at Jodhpur. The bottling plant with state-of-the-art infrastructure and automation system for operation and safety will lead to employment generation and will cater to the LPG needs of lakhs of customers in the region.