PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone of projects worth around Rs 7,600 crore in Chhattisgarh, calls them measures of social justice
Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of eight projects worth around Rs 7,600 crore in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur and said the Centre has been providing modern facilities to those facing injustice for decades. During an event held at the Science College ground here, PM Modi also virtually flagged off a new train between Antagarh in Kanker district and Raipur and kickstarted the distribution of cards of the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme to beneficiaries in the state.Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh are due by the end of this year.
Speaking on the occasion, Modi said Chhattisgarh is today receiving projects worth more than Rs 7,000 crore in sectors like infrastructure and connectivity and they will open up ample job opportunities for the people of the state, ease their lives, create a business environment and add momentum to development. The Centre has been developing infrastructure in the areas that have been lagging in the race of development, he said.
«Another benefit of infrastructure which is seldom discussed is that it is related to social justice. The Centre has been providing modern facilities to those who have been facing injustice and lack of facilities for the last several decades,» he said.
The rail lines and road networks have been connecting the settlements of the poor, Dalits, backward, and tribals, he said. He said that modern infrastructure development can also be witnessed in Chhattisgarh where, in the last 9 years, road connectivity has expanded to thousands of tribal villages of the state under the 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana'.
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