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PM Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development projects worth more than Rs 16,800 crore in Deoghar, Jharkhand
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When steps are taken to improve the ease of life for common citizens, national assets are created and new opportunities for national development emerge, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister said that with the blessings of Baba Baidyanath, projects worth more than Rs 16,000 crore have been inaugurated and the foundation stone has been laid today.
These are going to give a huge impetus to Jharkhand's modern connectivity, energy, health, faith and tourism, he said.
The Prime Minister remarked that the country has been working with the thinking of the development of the nation by the development of the states for the last 8 years.
Modi said that in the last 8 years, in the efforts to connect Jharkhand by highways, railways, airways and waterways, in every way, the same thinking and spirit have been paramount. All these facilities will positively impact the economic development of the state.
The Prime Minister said that today, Jharkhand is getting its second airport. This will lead to tremendous ease for devotees of Baba Baidyanath.
He said that about 70 new locations have been added through airports, heliports and water aerodromes in the last 5-6 years under the UDAN scheme. Today, ordinary citizens are getting the facility of air travel on more than 400 new routes. More than 1 crore people have experienced very affordable air travel, many for the first time.
The Prime Minister expressed happiness that the flight from Deoghar to Kolkata started today and flights for Ranchi, Delhi and Patna will start soon. Work is on for airports in Bokaro and Dumka, he said.
The Prime Minister said along with connectivity, the central government is also focussing on the creation of facilities at important places related to faith and spirituality in the country.
Modern facilities have also been expanded in Baba Baidyanath Dham under the PRASAD scheme. When a holistic approach guides the projects, new avenues of income come for various segments of the society and new facilities create new opportunities, he said.
The Prime Minister said we are following the mantra of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas and Sabka Prayas. New avenues of development, employment-self-employment are being discovered by investing in infrastructure.
We have laid emphasis on aspiration for development, focused on aspirational districts, he said, underlining the benefits of these initiatives for Jharkhand, he added.
He said most of the 18,000 villages which were electrified so long after independence are in inaccessible and remote areas. Government has worked in a mission mode in the last 8 years to bring tap water, roads and gas connection, he said.