Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a visit to the Pink City on Tuesday to participate in the state-level function being held at Dadiya village near here to celebrate the first anniversary of the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP government in the state.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to intervene and withdraw the finance ministry's norm making it mandatory for the state to repay the Viability Gap Fund (VGF) for the Vizhinjam seaport project in installments.
The corridor is considered a major initiative aimed at improving maritime connectivity and trade between India, the UAE, and Europe.
During his four-hour stay at Mahakumbh Nagar, the prime minister will pay obeisance to the Ganga and invite people from across the world to visit the spiritual city.
A total of 35 projects worth Rs 4,857.11 crore were sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North Eastern Region (PM-DeVINE), said Union Minister of State for Development of North-East Region (DoNER) Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday.
Out of these 228 projects, the number of projects falling under different ministries are MNRE (10), MoHUA (12), MoPNG (4), MoPSW (3), MoR (85), MoRTH (108), NICDC (12), MoCA (3).
It approved Rs. 147.76 crore for Chhattisgarh, Rs. 201.10 crore for Odisha and Rs. 376.76 crore for West Bengal. The committee included the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog as members.
A highlight of the festival will be the launch of Project Shaurya Gatha, a joint initiative by the Department of Military Affairs and the United Service Institution (USI) of India aimed at preserving and promoting India’s military heritage through education and tourism.
The recent IMF report presents a mixed picture of the global economy: the immediate threat of recession has receded, and inflation is gradually stabilising, yet a new alarm has been sounded on the surging levels of global debt.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stones of various development projects in Maharashtra worth over Rs 7600 crore through videoconference, on Wednesday.
