The prime minister will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth about Rs 7200 crore in varioussectors like railways, roads, education, coal, petroleum and natural gas. The projects for which the Prime Ministerwill lay the foundation stone include four-laning of 52 km stretch of Mahagama-Hansdiha section of NationalHighway 133, four-laning of 45 km section of Basukinath-Deoghar section of National Highway 114-A, KDH-Purnadih Coal. Handling Plant, new academic and administrative building of IIIT Ranchi.The projects that will be inaugurated and dedicated to the nation by the prime minister include the new campus ofIIM Ranchi, new hostel of IIT ISM Dhanbad, Petroleum oil and Lubricants (POL) Depot at Bokaro, severalrailway projects like Hatia-Pakra section, Talgaria- Includes doubling of Bokaro section and Jarangdih-Patratusection. The PMO said that apart from this, the achievement of 100 percent railway electrification in the state ofJharkhand will also be dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister.Will launch many projectsThe PMO said that the PVTG Development Mission Scheme will be a major step towards the empowerment oftribals and will be the first initiative of its kind. In the Budget 2023-24, the scheme was announced to improve thesocio-economic conditions of PVTGs. According to the PMO, there are 75 PVTGs in 18 states and unionterritories, living in 22,544 villages spread over 220 districts with a population of about 28 lakh. He said thatthese tribes are scattered and live in remote and inaccessible areas of forest areas. Therefore, the scheme has beencreated to provide basic amenities like connecting PVTG families and settlements with road andtelecommunication connectivity, electricity, safe housing, clean drinking water, sanitation, education, betteraccess to health and nutrition and sustainable livelihood opportunities.
