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Sant Ravidas Memorial Nation

Honoring the saints

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sees Indian culture and
traditions as heritage. Saints work keeping the society and
their message ahead. Be it attending the 400th Prakash
Parv of Guru Tegh Bahadur, visiting the birthplace of Adi
Shankaracharya and unveiling his statue at Kedarnath,
Benefits of projects unveiling the 'Statue of Peace' of Jainacharya Vijay Vallabh
Surishwar Ji Maharaj in Rajasthan or laying the foundation
n Among the dedicated projects is the doubling of stone of Sant Kabir Academy in UP, from every location he
the 288 km Bina to Kota rail line, which will speed
calls upon to adopt the teachings of the saints.
up the supply of coal to thermal power plants
Statue of Equality in honor of Saint Ramanujacharya:
in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh and ensure
uninterrupted power supply to the people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 216 feet tall
Statue of Equality built in honor of 11th century Hindu saint
n The foundation stone for construction of Morikori-
Ramanujacharya in Hyderabad on 5 February 2022.
Vidisha-Hinotia section 4 lane road was laid. With
Sant Tukaram Shila Temple: PM Modi inaugurated Sant
this, there will be direct road connectivity from
the capital Bhopal to Sagar and the travel time Tukaram Shila Temple on 14 June 2022 along with the
will be reduced by about one hour. surrounding route to it . Sant Dnyaneshwar Palkhi Marg will be
constructed in 5 phases and Sant Tukaram Palkhi Marg will be
n Hinotia-Mehlua road section 2 lane paved
constructed in 3 phases. Sant Tukaram was a Varkari saint.
shelter road construction work was also laid,
Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Opened: Prime Minister Narendra
which will provide direct connectivity from
Bhopal to Hinotia, Mehlua, Ashok Nagar and Modi took the cause of Sikh pilgrims and in 2019 signed an
Chanderi and Jhansi, saving time. agreement with Pakistan on the modalities of operationalizing
the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from Dera Nanak.
Center a partner in
Development and
Today the country's Dalit, be they deprived,
Prosperity of Bundelkhand backward or tribals, our government is giving
n An investment of 50 thousand crore rupees them due respect and new opportunities.
will come to Bina on Petrochemicals and Neither the people of this society are weak, nor
Petrochemicals products. their history is weak. Several great personalities
have emerged from these sections of the
n The Ken-Betwa river link project will start soon, society. They played an extraordinary role in
which will irrigate 20 lakh acres of land in nation building. That's why today the country is
Bundelkhand. proudly preserving their legacy as well.
n 1.30 crore people of Madhya Pradesh have
come out of poverty. - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

There will be grandeur as well as at a cost of over Rs 100 crore over
Memorial divinity in the Sant Ravidas memorial an area of 11.25 acres. This grand
and museum. The soil from more than memorial will have a magnificent art
and museum 20,000 villages and more than 300 museum and gallery to showcase the
will be rich rivers, imbued with the spirit of harmony, life, philosophy and teachings of Sant
has become a part of this memorial. Ravidas. Bhakt Niwas, Bhojanalaya and
with facilities The Sant Shiromani Gurudev Shri other facilities will also be available for
Ravidas memorial is being constructed the devotees coming here.

means ease of life for people, ease of doing business, completed and simultaneously work on many is going
creation of lakhs of new employment opportunities on fast. In this episode, Prime Minister Narendra
and infrastructure means fast development. Madhya Modi inaugurated two road projects costing Rs 1580
Pradesh is also an important partner in this journey crore, dedicated the Kota-Bina railway line doubled
of India which is moving towards developing rapidly. with an expenditure of more than Rs 2475
While many infrastructure projects have been crore to the nation.

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