New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Friday to attend the UP Investors Summit and lay the foundation stones of 1406 projects worth more than Rs. 80,000 crore.
According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), at around 11 am, PM will reach Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, where he will attend the Ground Breaking Ceremony @ 3.0 of the UP Investors Summit. During the Ground Breaking Ceremony, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stones of 1406 projects worth more than Rs. 80,000 crore.
“The project encompass diverse sectors like agriculture and allied, IT and electronics, MSME, manufacturing, renewable energy, pharma, tourism, defence and aerospace, handloom and textiles, etc. The ceremony will be attended by top industry leaders of the country,” the PMO said in a statement.
The Uttar Pradesh Investors Summit 2018 was held on February 21 to 22 in 2018, being the first Ground Breaking Ceremony held on July 29, 2018 and the Ground Breaking Ceremony on 29 July, 2019.
During the first Ground Breaking Ceremony, the foundation of 81 projects worth more than Rs. 61,500 crore was laid, while in the Ground Breaking Ceremony, the foundatioon of 290 projects with investments of more than Rs. 67,000 crore was laid, it said.
At around 1:45 pm, Prime Minister will reach Paraunkh village, Kanpur, where he will accompany President Ram nath Kovind to visit Pathri Mata Mandir. Thereafter, at around 2 pm, they will visit Dr. B R Ambedkar Bhawan, which will be followed by a visit to Milan Kendra at 2:15 pm.
The Kendra is the ancestoral house of the President, that was donated for public use and converted to a community centre (Milan Kendra). Subsequently, they will attend a public function at Paraunkh village at 2:30 pm.
