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International Airport in Rajkot Nation
Industry-trade will gain
India moving forward momentum from Rajkot airport
on the big vision of n The greenfield airport is spread over an area of
smart technology more than 2,500 acres.
n Rs 1,400 crore has been the outlay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated n The design of the airport terminal inspired by
the Semicon India Conference 2023 in Gandhi the cultural vibrancy of Rajkot.
Nagar in which industry experts, policy makers, n Automobile industry, trade, tourism, education
new companies, and startups participated.
and industrial sectors will benefit from the airport.
Here PM Modi said that the Semicon India
conference is like updating the software.
PM Modi said that earlier there used to be a
state is moving fast in this direction.
discussion as to why one should invest in the
semiconductor sector in India, whereas now In the last nine years, every possible effort has
it is being said that why one should not invest. been made to remove the problem of transportation.
Semiconductor is not only the need of the Where only four cities had a metro network in
country, but the world also needs a reliable 2014, today it has reached more than 20 cities in
chip supply chain today. There can be no the country. Vande Bharat trains are running on
better and more reliable partner than India in 25 routes in the country. In 2014, there used to
this field. PM Modi said that India's democracy, be around 70 airports in the country, but now the
demography, the dividend received from here number has doubled. PM Modi says that the middle
is going to double-triple your business as well. class people should have their own house, earlier
India's digital and electronic manufacturing this was not taken care of. The present government
sector is growing at a rapid pace. Today India's gave special subsidies to the middle class families
share in global electronics-manufacturing has to build houses under the PM Awas Yojana. Under
increased manifold. In 2014, India's electronic
this, assistance was given to families with an annual
production was less than 30 billion dollars,
income of up to Rs 18 lakh. More than 6 lakh middle
which has increased to more than 100 billion
class families have taken advantage of this. When
dollars today. Electronics exports from India
the old government was at the centre, there were
have also more than doubled in just two years.
frauds in the housing schemes . The possession of
Exports of mobile phones made in India have
the house was not given for many years. There was
also doubled now. Before 2014, there were 25
no law and order. The present central government
crore internet connections in India, while now its
has saved people's money from being looted by
number has increased to more than 85 crore.
enacting the RERA law.
PM Modi also inaugurated several projects under
the SAUNI Yojana. The projects will provide irrigation
and drinking water to the farmers of dozens of
villages in Saurashtra. Package 8 and Package 9 of
Link-3 under the SAUNI Yojana will help in further
strengthening of irrigation facilities and drinking
water supply in Saurashtra region. Upgradation of
Dwarka RWSS will help in providing adequate and
potable water through pipeline to the villages. Apart
from this, Uparkot Fort conservation, phases one
and two related to the revival and development,
construction of water treatment plant,
sewage treatment plant, flyover bridge
and other schemes are included.
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