PRIME Minister Narendra Modi was in Ajmer to lay the foundation stones of and inaugurate 43 development projects worth over Rs 16,600 crore. Addressing a large public gathering after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for multiple development projects at Kayad Vishram Sthali in Ajmer, in the presence of Governor Haribhau Bagde and Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, the Prime Minister said the government is working with the vision of ‘Developed India through Developed Rajasthan’.

 

He stated that in the past two years, the State has embarked on a new path of rapid progress and the double-engine Government is swiftly delivering on its development promises. In Ajmer, Modi said the projects will accelerate Rajasthan’s growth. He said before 2014, many women faced hardship and humiliation while girls dropped out of school because of lack of toilets and poor women could not afford sanitary pads. “For us, the dignity and health of our sisters and daughters is a serious matter,

 

” he said, adding that the BJP Government addressed these problems in mission mode. Modi said the Government is also focusing on modern connectivity in Rajasthan and the expansion of infrastructure is increasing investment opportunities. Referring to the development taking place around the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, he said efforts are being made to turn Rajasthan into a land of opportunities.