Modi launches projects, flags off trains

 

 

 

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched various developmental projects and flagged off new train services in Kerala and said that a new realisation has emerged among the people about the Centre’s efforts for the state’s development. Speaking after launching the projects and flagging off the trains, Modi said the day marks a new momentum in the development of Kerala, driven by the efforts of the Central Government.

 

He said that rail connectivity has been further strengthened and the launched projects will help to transform Thiruvananthapuram into a major hub in the country. Modi flagged off three Amrit Bharat Express trains and a Thrissur-Guruvayur passenger train which will help to enhance regional rail connectivity between Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In addition, he laid the foundation stone for a CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Hub here and launched the PM SVANidhi Credit Card-- a UPI-linked, interest-free revolving credit facility. Modi also disbursed loan amounts and credit cards to several beneficiaries under the PM SVANidhi scheme.

 

He said that the scheme was aimed at the welfare of the poor across Kerala and the nation. Besides these, he laid the foundation stone for a state-of-the-art Radiosurgery Centre at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in the city and inaugurated the new Poojappura Head Post Office. Stating that the entire nation is united today in its efforts to build a developed India, Modi highlighted that cities have a crucial role in this mission and emphasised that over the past 11 years, the Union Government has made substantial investments in urban infrastructure.