Massive preparations are on in the Capital city for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Capital city on September 12. The PM will lay foundation stone, inaugurate and launch five schemes within two hours of his stay here. During the function at Shri Jagannath Maidan the PM will address around one lakh people.
Chief Secretary Dr. D K Tiwari recently chaired a meeting where discussions were held at each point from the Prime Minister's arrival to his departure and the officials concerned were entrusted with the responsibilities. The CS emphasized on giving every facility of the people participating in the programme and for the visitors. All necessary signage and public amenities should be arranged, he said.
The PM will reach Birsa Munda Airport at 11 AM, from where, he will go directly to the newly constructed Assembly building complex and will inspect the Assembly building. He will meet all the legislators at the central hall. On this occasion, he will also issue a stamp on the new Assembly. On the big screen, the structure and arrangement of the entire Assembly building will be shown. From there he will arrive at the main event held at Shri jagannath Maidan. It is known that the construction of the Assembly building started in 2016 at a cost of 465 crores. It is spread over a total area of 39 acres. It is equipped with facilities to suit all requirements. It has a seating capacity of 162 MLAs.
From Shri Jagannath Maidan, the PM will start the Central Government's ambitious scheme Prime Minister Kisan Maandhan Yojana online. With this, a message related to the beneficial farmers across the country will be sent to their mobile number through SMS. Beneficial farmers of all the districts of Jharkhand will also be a part of this programme. It is worth mentioning that small and marginal farmers will get a monthly pension of three thousand rupees after the age of 60 years from the Kisan Maandhan Yojana. After his death his wife will be benefited and will get half the pension amount. Farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will be able to become part of this scheme by paying a premium amount.
Modi will also launch the Eklavya Model residential schools related to quality education to the students of Scheduled Tribes by pressing the online button from the land of Jharkhand. This scheme will be implemented in blocks with a tribal population of at least 20,000. A total of 480 students from class 6 to 12 will be taught in the school and Rs 1.09 lakh will be spent per student. There are plans to open Eklavya schools in 69 blocks in Jharkhand, out of which 23 schools will open before this March 2020. Land has been made available for its construction, for which approval of Rs. 524 crore has been received.
The PM will inaugurate the multi-model vessel terminal built on the banks of river Ganga in Sahebganj on behalf of the Union Government's Ministry of Transport and Waterways, online from Ranchi. He will also look online for cargo loading and other arrangements on the vessel. It is known that the cost of this project is Rs 299.10 crore. This waterway is also connected by road and rail. From here, 1.07 million tonnes of stone chips and 1 million tonnes of coal will be transported every year. Also 2500 people will get direct employment. This will change the socio-economic system of the entire region.
Jharkhand will soon get a new secretariat after getting a new assembly. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation for this. The new secretariat building to be constructed as East and West Block will also be the center of attraction with the state-of-the-art structure with all necessary facilities like the new Vis Bhawan. Rs 1566.69 crore has been approved for its construction. This building will be built in a total of 23 lakh 60 thousand 250 sqft.