In a possible bid to boost the party’s prospects in the coming assembly elections, PM Modi will be in his home state on Saturday and Sunday. The PM will lay foundation stones of a number of projects, besides addressing public rallies.

He will visit the Dwarkadheesh Temple on 7 October. At Dwarka, he will lay the foundation stones of a bridge between Okha and Beyt Dwarka; and of other road development projects, besides addressing a public meeting.

From Dwarka, the PM Modi will go to Chotila in Surendranagar district. He will lay the foundation stones of a greenfield airport at Rajkot; six-laning of Ahmedabad-Rajkot National Highway; and four-laning of Rajkot-Morbi State Highway. He will also dedicate a fully automatic milk processing and packaging plant; and a drinking water distribution pipeline for Joravarnagar and Ratanpur areas of Surendranagar. PM Modi will also address a public meeting.

The Prime Minister will then proceed to Gandhinagar and will dedicate the newly constructed building of IIT Gandhinagar. He will also launch the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) and will address the public. PMGDISHA is aimed at imparting digital literacy to citizens in rural areas.

On 8 October, the Prime Minister will visit Vadnagar. This will be PM Modi’s first visit to the town, since assuming the office of Prime Minister. He will visit the Hatkeshwar Temple. At a public meeting, the Prime Minister will launch the Intensified Mission Indradhanush, to accelerate progress towards the goal of full immunisation coverage. The Prime Minister will distribute e-tablets to health workers to mark the launch of ImTeCHO.

ImTeCHO is an innovative mobile phone application to improve performance of ASHAs through better supervision, support and motivation for increasing coverage of proven maternal, newborn and child health interventions among resource-poor settings in India. ImTeCHO stands for “Innovative mobile-phone Technology for Community Health Operations”.

From Vadnagar PM Modi will visit Bharuch. He will lay the foundation stone for Bhadbhut Barrage, to be built over the Narmada River. He will flag off the Antyodaya Express between Udhna (Surat, Gujarat), and Jaynagar (Bihar). He will unveil plaques to mark the laying of foundation stone, and inauguration of various plants of Gujarat Narmada Fertilizer Corporation and will address a public meeting.

The Prime Minister will return to Delhi on the evening of 8 October.