Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Tuesday, where he will dedicate 44 urban development projects worth around Rs 5,300 crore to the nation, aimed at enhancing urban infrastructure and improving the quality of life across the state.
According to a Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) statement issued on Monday, the Prime Minister will begin his visit in Gandhinagar, where he will inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti and will also address the gathering.
Named after Samrat Samprati, the grandson of Emperor Ashoka and a revered figure in Jain tradition known for his commitment to non-violence and the propagation of Jainism, the museum showcases the rich historical, cultural and spiritual legacy of Jainism. Located within the Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra campus, it features seven distinct wings dedicated to various aspects of India’s civilisational traditions.
Thereafter, Prime Minister Modi will travel to Vav-Tharad, where he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth more than Rs 20,000 crore. He will also address the gathering on the occasion.
Later in the day, Modi will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand in Ahmedabad, marking the commencement of commercial production at the facility, a significant milestone in India’s semiconductor journey.
It will be the second semiconductor facility, after Micron Technology, among the approved projects under the programme to commence commercial production.
The project holds particular significance as it establishes India’s second OSAT/ATMP (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test / Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packing) unit, entering the production phase. It also marks the entry of an Indian-origin Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) player into semiconductor manufacturing, thereby strengthening domestic capabilities.
In the afternoon, the Prime Minister will travel to Vav-Tharad, where he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate multiple development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore to the nation, and address a public gathering.
The projects span key sectors including power, railways, road transport and highways, health, urban development, tribal development and rural development. He will also inaugurate the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, an access-controlled highway built at a cost of over Rs 5,100 crore. The expressway will enhance regional connectivity, support industrial development in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), and boost economic growth.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the 4-lane Idar–Badoli bypass section, and for the upgradation of the Dholavira–Mauvana–Vauva–Santalpur section.
PM Modi will also lay the foundation stone of key road infrastructure projects, including the flyover at Bhaijipura Junction on the Gandhinagar–Koba–Airport Road, and inaugurate key power transmission projects, including the Khavda Pooling Station-2 and associated transmission systems for the evacuation of 4.5 GW of renewable energy, with a combined cost of around Rs 3,650 crore.
In the rail sector, Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the Nation the Kanalus–Jamnagar doubling project (28 km), part of the Rajkot–Kanalus doubling project (111.20 km), and the quadrupling of the Gandhidham–Adipur section (10.69 km).
He will also inaugurate the Himmatnagar–Khedbrahma gauge conversion project and flag off the Khedbrahma–Himmatnagar–Asarwa train service.
Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate various Health and Family Welfare initiatives including the inauguration of an 858-bed Rain Basera at Civil Hospital, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, and a similar facility at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar.
He will inaugurate Tourism projects, including the Light and Sound Show at Rani ki Vav, Patan, the Water Screen Projection Show at Sharmishtha Lake, Vadnagar, and lay the foundation stone of tourism infrastructure works at Balaram Mahadev and Vishweshwar Mahadev in Banaskantha, aimed at enhancing tourism experience and promoting cultural heritage.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation two major water pipeline projects worth around Rs 1,780 crore, including the Kasara-Dantiwada Pipeline in Banaskantha and the Dindrol-Mukteshwar Pipeline across Patan and Banaskantha. He will also inaugurate the Government Boys Hostel at Vejalpur, Ahmedabad.