Narmada: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his home state of Gujarat on 15th November. As per the official schedule shared by his office, at around 12:45 PM, he will perform pooja and darshan at Devmogra Temple in Narmada district. Thereafter, at around 2:45 PM, the Prime Minister will visit Dediapada in Narmada district and participate in a programme marking the 150th birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda. On the occasion, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various infrastructure and development projects worth over ₹9,700 crore, and also address the gathering.

During the programme in Dediapada, the Prime Minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects aimed at uplifting tribal communities and improving infrastructure in rural and remote areas of the region.

He will participate in the Grih Pravesh of 100,000 houses built under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) and Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JAGUA).

The Prime Minister will inaugurate 42 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) dedicated to tribal students, worth around ₹1,900 crore; 228 Multi-Purpose Centres to serve as hubs for community-led activities; the Centre of Competence at Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh; and the Tribal Research Institute (TRI) building in Imphal, Manipur, for the preservation of tribal culture and heritage. In addition, he will flag off 250 buses for 14 tribal districts of Gujarat to improve connectivity in tribal regions.

He will also lay the foundation stone for 748 km of new roads to enhance connectivity in tribal areas and 14 Tribal Multi-Marketing Centres (TMMCs) under DA-JAGUA to serve as community hubs. Furthermore, he will lay the foundation stone of 50 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools, worth over ₹2,320 crore, furthering the government’s commitment to providing quality education for tribal children.