Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of various development schemes worth about Rs 13,000 crore in Gaya, Bihar. Before these programs, he also held a grand road show in the city. The Prime Minister was accompanied by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha. Prime Minister Modi flagged off two trains – Amrit Bharat Express between Gaya and Delhi which will improve passenger convenience with modern facilities, comfort, and safety and Buddhist Circuit Train between Vaishali and Koderma which will give a boost to tourism and religious travel across key Buddhist sites in the region.
While addressing the people at the event, PM Narendra Modi said, “Remember the condition here during the rule of lantern (RJD). This region was in the clutches of red terror. Cities like Gaya Ji were in darkness during the rule of ‘lantern’ (RJD)… They had pushed the entire state into darkness. There was no education or employment. So many generations were forced to migrate. RJD considers the people of Bihar only as their vote bank. They want nothing to do with their life, sorrows, or respect.”
He said, “The double-engine government is working continuously for the development of Gayaji. In a single day, projects worth Rs. 13000 crores were inaugurated or their foundation stone were laid in holy land of Gayaji. These include several major projects related to energy, development and health. This will give strength to the industries of Bihar and create new employment opportunities for the youth. I congratulate the people of Bihar for this.”
“Today, a hospital and research centre were inaugurated for better healthcare services in Bihar. Now the people of Bihar have got one more facility for the treatment of cancer. I get greatest happiness from removing difficulties from the lives of the poor, making the lives of women easy,” Prime Minister Modi asserted.
Prime Minister Modi further conveyed that facilities of electricity, water and gas connection have been provided in houses given to the beneficiaries of PM-Awas Yojana as he symbolically hands over keys to a few beneficiaries as part of the Grih Pravesh ceremony of 12,000 rural beneficiaries under PMAY-Gramin and 4,260 beneficiaries under PMAY-Urban.
He stated, “I have a big resolution, until every needy person gets a pucca house, Modi will not sit. With this thought in mind, in the last 11 years, pucca houses have been built and given to more than 4 crore poor people. In Bihar alone, more than 38 lakh houses have been built and in Gaya more than 2 lakh families have got their own pucca houses. Along with these houses, the poor have got their self-respect. Facilities of electricity, water and gas connection have been provided in these houses.”
The Prime Minister assured that the PM-Awas Yojana will continue to be implemented till every poor gets their own house.
“Today, taking this series forward, more than 16,000 families of Magadh city of Bihar have been given their own pucca houses, which means this time the joy of Diwali and Chhath Puja will be even more in these families. I congratulate all the beneficiary families. I assure that those who have missed out on the benefits of PM-Awas Yojana, the implementation of PM-Awas will continue till every poor person gets his own pucca house,” the Prime Minister said. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth around Rs 13,000 crore at Gaya in Bihar.
