With an aim to speed up development in eastern Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will lay foundation stones of different projects worth Rs 561 crore in Gorakhpur and adjoining areas on December 17.
Official spokesman said that CM would go to Gorakhpur to lay foundation stone cum inaugurate over 50 projects. “The total cost of these projects would be Rs 561 crore,” he said.
The Chief Minister will also be providing the cheques to 10,000 beneficiaries of several schemes including Samajwadi Pension Yojana. He is also likely to distribute laptops among meritorious students, he said.
The programme is scheduled to be held in Deen Dayal Upadhyay University.
The spokesman said that CM is also likely to hold meeting with officials in Gorakhpur and is likely to enquire about construction of encephalitis ward in the BRD hospital.