Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday, during which he will inaugurate or dedicate development projects worth Rs 14,000 crore and flag off two train services, officials told news agency Press Trust of India.He will also release the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN payments, amounting to Rs 19,000 crore, and visit Ekta Nagar to inaugurate the cultural and tourism festival Bharat Parv 2026 and participate in the Narmada aarti.On Friday morning, the Prime Minister will visit the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre in Banaskantha. He will also address a gathering.In a post on X on Thursday night, he aid: "What does the next big leap in India's animal husbandry and dairy sector look like?
To know that, come to Banaskantha, Gujarat! A 127-acre, Bovine Breeding and Research Centre is being launched tomorrow, 30th October.
It is a great example of how science and innovation are furthering the welfare of our farmers." On October 31, PM Modi will offer floral tributes at the Statue of Unity and lay the foundation stones for and inaugurate development projects worth more than Rs 400 crore in Ekta Nagar, officials told PTI.He will then visit the Rain Forest and Vaman Vriksha Vatika in Ekta Nagar and take part in Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. During the visit, he will lay the foundation stone for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A and Phase 2B.
Phase 2A will cover more than 6 km and have five stations between Koteshwar Road and the airport. Phase 2B will cover more than 3.3 km and have three stations between GIFT City and Shahpur.The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for widening and strengthening the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Road, or State Highway 41, from four lanes to eight.
The project, estimated to cost around Rs 2,600 crore, is aimed at making travel between Ahmedabad and North Gujarat faster, safer and more comfortable.PM 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 around 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, PM Modi will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 in Ekta Nagar. The festival, centred on India's cultural heritage and national unity and the spirit of "Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat", will allow states and Union territories to showcase their traditions, folk performances, regional cuisines, handicrafts and tourist attractions.The festival will continue until November 15 and is expected to boost tourism in Ekta Nagar and nearby destinations.
The Prime Minister's two-day visit will cover infrastructure, agriculture, child welfare, animal husbandry, culture and tourism projects across Gujarat.- Ends