PM Modi lays foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects at Gaya; Says development of Bihar is major priority of NDA government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth around 13 thousand crore rupees at Gaya in Bihar. The projects belong to multiple sectors, including Power, Road, Health, Urban Development and Water Supply. Mr Modi also flagged off the Amrit Bharat Express train between Gaya and Delhi, and the Buddhist Circuit Train between Vaishali and Koderma, which will give a boost to tourism and religious travel across key Buddhist sites in the region.
 
Prime Minister also symbolically handed over keys to a few beneficiaries as part of the Grih Pravesh ceremony of 12 thousand rural beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin and over four thousand beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban.
 
Addressing the gathering, Mr Modi said that the rapid development of Bihar is a big priority of the NDA government at the Centre. He said the projects launched in Bihar today will strengthen Bihar’s industries and create new employment opportunities for the youth. Mr Modi highlighted that in the past eleven years, over four crore poor families have been provided with permanent houses across the country and 38 lakh houses have been constructed in Bihar.
                        
Prime Minister Modi said, Operation Sindoor has drawn a new line in India’s defence policy. Mr Modi mentioned that, when the Pahalgam terror attack happened in Jammu and Kashmir, he had said that terrorists would get punishment beyond their imagination. He said that today the world is witnessing that the pledge taken from Bihar has been fulfilled.
                  
Prime Minister Modi said that the NDA’s double-engine government is working rapidly on the development of railways in Bihar. He said, under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, Gaya Railway Station is being modernised and providing passengers with airport-like facilities.