Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day visit to Gujarat on Friday, during which he will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth over Rs 14,000 crore, release the 24th instalment under PM-KISAN amounting to Rs 19,000 crore and flag off two train services.
The prime minister will also visit Ekta Nagar to inaugurate the cultural and tourism festival Bharat Parv 2026 and participate in the Narmada Aarti. The tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is located here.
On Friday, Modi will first visit the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilisation Laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre in Banaskantha.
He will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth over Rs 14,000 crore in Banaskantha, release the 24th instalment under PM-KISAN amounting to Rs 19,000 crore, and flag off two train services. He will also address a gathering.
On October 31, the prime minister will offer floral tributes at the Statue of Unity, lay the foundation stone, and inaugurate various development projects worth over Rs 400 crore in Ekta Nagar.
He will then visit the Rain Forest and Vaman Vriksha Vatika in Ekta Nagar and take part in the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations marking the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
During the tour, Modi will lay the foundation stone of Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A and Phase 2B.
Phase 2A will be over 6 kilometres long, covering five stations from Koteshwar Road to the Airport. In comparison, Phase 2B will be over 3.3 kilometres long, covering three stations from GIFT City to Shahpur.
He will lay the foundation stone for upgradation and strengthening of the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Road (State Highway-41) from four to eight lanes at a cost of around Rs 2,600 crore. The project will make travel between Ahmedabad and North Gujarat faster, safer and more comfortable.
The prime minister will lay the foundation stone for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi Centres and inaugurate 361 completed child-friendly Anganwadi Centres in Gujarat. With an investment of Rs 800 crore, the initiative will benefit more than 4 lakh people.
He will dedicate 521 projects completed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund to the nation, with a total project cost of around Rs 4,950 crore. These projects include cold storage facilities and cold chains, warehouses, silos, polyhouses and greenhouses, integrated primary and secondary processing facilities, and primary processing centres.
As part of the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations, Modi will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar. Conceived as a celebration of India’s cultural heritage and national unity, and symbolising the spirit of “Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat”, the festival will give states and Union Territories a platform to showcase their distinctive traditions, folk performances, regional cuisines, handicrafts, and tourist attractions.
The festival, which will continue until November 15, is expected to boost tourism in Ekta Nagar and surrounding destinations.