PM Modi to visit Gujarat again today, to take part in ‘Lakhpati Didi’ event on International Women’s Day
Modi will spend Friday night in Surat and on Saturday, he will address the ‘Lakhpti Didi Sammelan’ to mark the International Women’s Day in Navsari.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier visited the state from March 1 to 3. (PTI)Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s last visit to Gujarat ended, he is scheduled to arrive in the state on Friday for two days during which he will hold at least two public meetings and a road show in Surat and Navsari, according to a statement from the state government. Modi was in the state from March 1 to 3 when he came to Saurashtra, visited the Reliance Industries’ established Vantara animal rescue centre in Jamnagar and presided over the meeting of the National Board for Wild Life.
According to the government statement, on Friday the PM is scheduled to land in Surat to address the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) on Nilgiri Grounds in Surat’s Limbayat before which he will do a 3-km road show. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel will also be present at the event, news agency PTI reported.
Modi will spend Friday night in Surat and on Saturday, he will address the ‘Lakhpti Didi Sammelan’ to mark the International Women’s Day in Navsari.
The Lakhpati Didi Sammellan will be held in Vansi-Borsi in Navsari. During the event, he will disburse over Rs 450 crore financial assistance to more than 2.5 lakh women from over 25,000 Self-Help Groups (SHGs) across the state, the government statement said.
According to a government release nearly 1.5 lakh women in Gujarat have become ‘Lakhpati Didis’ under this scheme launched in 2023 on the Independence Day.
Under the initiative, women members of SHGs who earn Rs 10,000 or more per month and have an annual income of at least Rs 1 lakh through various sources, such as agriculture, animal husbandry, and small industries, are recognised as ‘Lakhpati Didis’.
Significantly, the PM’s arrival in Surat this time will coincide with the ongoing Board exams in the state even as the Surat District Education officer has appealed to the students taking the exams in the Limbayat and Athwa Lines area to reach their centres two hours in advance on both days.
Surat DEO Bhagirath Sinh Parmar told The Indian Express: “The Board exams for Class 10 are conducted in the morning and for Class 12 commerce, arts and science streams, exams are held in the afternoon. The parents have been told to drop the students at their respective centres two hours early after which the school authorities will take care of the children. The centres for the Board exams have been set up in over 20 schools. Our teams will also be deployed at all these schools to help the students. The decision has been taken for the betterment of the students.”
Parmar added, “Several parents drop their children in cars, so we have requested them to instead use mopeds for travelling on March 7 and 8, so that they can easily get out of traffic and reach the examination centre on time. If a student reaches the examination centre late, they will not be able to perform well during the exams and will remain under tension.”
In Surat, over 1.52 lakh students are appearing for the Classes 10 and 12 Board exams.
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