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NATION | Development push to Rajasthan



                                                             India Moving



                                                             Forward with



                                                             Determination




                                                             The land of Rajasthan witnessed the valour of
                                                             countless heroes. Every grain of this battlefield
                                                             has taught us to keep self-respect above all.
                                                             And self-respect – whether of an individual
                                                             or of a nation – can remain high only when
                                                             it is self-reliant. In continuation of this, India
                                                             has taken a major step towards becoming
                                                             developed and self-reliant. On July 4th, Prime
                                                             Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
                                                             stone and inaugurated various development
                                                             projects in Balotra, Rajasthan...




                                                                    o  matter  how  big  or  unexpected  the  chal-
                                                                    lenge,  New  India  neither  retreats  from  its
                                                            Nresolve nor slows its pace. Today, many more
                                                             development  milestones  are  being  established  in
                                                             Rajasthan. Speaking at the launch of development
                                                             projects in Balotra, Rajasthan, Prime Minister Nar-
                                                             endra Modi said, “Just today, a new airport terminal
                                                             was  inaugurated  in  Jodhpur.  This  will  give  a  new
                                                             momentum  to  tourism,  trade,  and  employment
                                                             in  Marwar.”  Even  the  toughest  resolutions  can  be

              Today, whenever the nation
            takes a resolution or sets a goal,               Launch of Modified
           Rajasthan is at its center. Modern                UDAN Scheme

          infrastructure is being built here at              n  Modified UDAN scheme launched in Jodhpur;
          great speed. The foundation stone                    special emphasis is being placed on regional
                                                               connectivity.
           of Jaipur Metro Phase–2 and the                   n  This will provide a major boost to the Indian
          inauguration of Jodhpur Airport’s                    aviation sector and prove to be a significant step
          new terminal will further accelerate                 in the civil aviation landscape. It will also promote

               Rajasthan’s development.                        the vision of ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik’ .
                                                             n  An allocation of ₹28,840 crore has been made
               Narendra Modi, Prime Minister                   under this scheme. Its objective is to accelerate
                                                               aviation-led development over the next 10 years.



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