Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday, during which he will launch development projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore, release the 24th PM-Kisan instalment of Rs 19,000 crore and flag off two train services.PM Modi will also visit Ekta Nagar, where he will inaugurate the cultural and tourism festival Bharat Parv 2026, participate in the Narmada Aarti and attend Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, news agency Press Trust of India reported.On Friday, the prime minister will first visit the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre in Banaskantha.He will then lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore in Banaskantha. He will also release the PM-Kisan instalment, flag off the two train services and address a gathering.
On October 31, Modi will offer floral tributes at the Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He will also lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development projects worth more than Rs 400 crore in Ekta Nagar.The prime minister will visit the Rain Forest and Vaman Vriksha Vatika in Ekta Nagar before participating in the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations.
During the visit, Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A and Phase 2B, according to Press Trust of India. Phase 2A will cover more than six kilometres and have five stations between Koteshwar Road and the airport.
Phase 2B will cover more than 3.3 kilometres and have three stations between GIFT City and Shahpur.He will also lay the foundation stone for widening and strengthening the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Road, or State Highway 41, from four to eight lanes at a cost of about Rs 2,600 crore. The project is aimed at making travel between Ahmedabad and North Gujarat faster, safer and more comfortable.Modi will lay the foundation stone for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi centres and inaugurate 361 completed child-friendly Anganwadi centres in Gujarat.
The initiative, involving an investment of Rs 800 crore, will benefit more than four lakh people.He will dedicate to the nation 521 projects completed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund at a total cost of about Rs 4,950 crore. These include cold storage facilities and cold chains, warehouses, silos, polyhouses, greenhouses, integrated primary and secondary processing facilities, and primary processing centres.As part of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations, Modi will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 in Ekta Nagar.
The festival will celebrate India's cultural heritage and national unity under the theme of "Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat".States and Union Territories will showcase their traditions, folk performances, regional cuisines, handicrafts and tourist attractions at the festival. It will continue until November 15 and is expected to boost tourism in Ekta Nagar and nearby destinations.During the two-day visit, the prime minister will launch infrastructure, agriculture and social welfare projects across Gujarat, attend events honouring Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026.- Ends