Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Prime Minister inaugurates phase two of SAUNI Irrigation project at Botad in Gujarat; project aims to pump Narmada water into 115 dams of arid Saurashtra region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, Union Territories of Dadara and Nagar Haveli will get maximum benefit of the Centre’s welfare schemes. Addressing a public meeting at Silvassa in Dadara and Nagar Haveli today, Mr. Modi said, tribal people of the region have got forest land rights for the first time in history.
Referring to the appointment of Praful Patel as the administrator of the Union Territory, the Prime Minister said, is aimed at controlling large scale corruption in the region.
The Prime Minister distributed LPG cylinders and cooking kits to about eight thousand poor families under the Ujjwala Yojana.
The Prime Minister also allotted homes to seven thousand people under the Pradhan Mantri Urban and Gramin Awas Yojana. A total of 20 thousand people got benefits under various welfare schemes during today’s programme.
Mr Modi also distributed certificates under the Forest Right Act and aids and assistive devices to divyangs.

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