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PM Narendra Modi’s appeal... These projects

will accelerate
n Every assembly constituency in
Uttarakhand should have a complete the state’s
package comprising of yoga centres, development...
Ayurveda centres, and naturopathy PM Modi laid the foundation
institutes, which would attract stone for projects worth
foreign tourists. over ₹7,210 crore and
n Every vibrant village in Uttarakhand inaugurated projects worth
should be developed into a mini over ₹930 crore in various
tourist hub, promoting homestays, sectors, including drinking
local cuisine, and culture. water, irrigation, technical
n Campaigns like "One District One education, energy, urban
Festival" should be launched to bring development, sports, and
local festivals and traditions, such as skill development.
Nanda Devi, Jauljivi, Bageshwar's
Uttarayani, Devidhura, Shravani, and More Than
the Butter Festival, to the world map.
n All hill districts in Uttarakhand 28,000
should be developed as horticulture
centres, considering the potential for Farmers received
fruit cultivation. assistance of ₹62 crore
n For the "Wed in India Initiative", directly into their bank
Uttarakhand should develop facilities accounts under the
on a large scale and identify and Pradhan Mantri Fasal
develop five to seven key sites. Bima Yojana.

Laying of
Inaugurations foundation stone

areas, under the AMRUT The Song Dam drinking
23 scheme include water water project, will provide 150
supply coverage in
MLD of drinking water to
Dehradun, an electric substation Dehradun, and also Jamarani
in Pithoragarh district, solar power Dam multipurpose project will
plants in government buildings, and an be built in Nainital, a women’s
astroturf hockey field at the Haldwani sports college in Champawat,
Stadium in Nainital. and a state-of-the-art dairy
plant in Nainital.

budget was only ₹4,000 crore, which has now crossed tourism, health, power, and rural development. In
₹1 lakh crore. In this period, electricity generation in the past 25 years, the number of engineering colleges
the state has increased fourfold, and the length of in Uttarakhand has increased more than tenfold.
roads has doubled. He added that earlier, only 4,000 Previously, there was only one medical college, while
air passengers arrived here in six months, whereas today there are 10. Vaccine coverage was below 25
today, more than 4,000 passengers arrive by air in a percent, but now nearly every village in Uttarakhand
single day. falls within the ambit of vaccine coverage.n
The state has numerous inspiring success stories
in areas such as infrastructure, education, industry, Scan the QR code to watch the
Prime Minister’s full programme.

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