PM Modi to visit Jharkhand today, to launch developmental projects

This visit will mark the second time in 17 days that PM Modi will be in Jharkhand, following his previous visit to Jamshedpur on September 15.

"The country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people of Jharkhand. This state will develop and the pace of development will increase. Whenever he comes here, he brings some new and good scheme which benefits the people of Jharkhand, the whole of Jharkhand is excited," Soren said while speaking to the media.

As per party sources, during his visit to Jharkhand, PM Modi will first hold a meeting with the tribal community in Ranchi, following which he will head to Hazaribagh's Gandhi Maidan to attend the closing ceremony of the Parivartan Yatra of BJP.

During his visit to Jharkhand, Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone, launch, and inaugurate various projects worth over Rs 83,300 crore at around 2 pm in Hazaribag today.

In order to boost the educational infrastructure for the tribal communities, Prime Minister will inaugurate 40 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) and lay the foundation stone for 25 EMRS worth over Rs 2,800 crore.

According to Prime Minister's Office, the initiative will cover approximately 63,000 villages across 549 districts and 2,740 blocks in 30 states and Union Territories, directly benefiting over 5 crore tribal people. He will also launch the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan scheme with a total outlay of over Rs 79,150 crore.

Jharkhand is expected to hold elections for its 81-member legislative assembly by December 2024, as the current government's tenure is set to end in January 2025. The Election Commission is yet to announce the election schedule.

In 2020 assembly election, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha won 30 seats, Bharatiya Janta Party won 25 and Congress won 16. (ANI)