PM Modi in Varanasi news: Prime Minister inaugurates multiple development projects in Varanasi; Check full list

PM Modi in Varanasi today: Prime Minister Modi in Varanasi on December 23, 2021, launched multiple development projects worth over Rs. 850 crores. PM Modi during his visit to Varanasi also launched the development initiatives which included inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of 22 projects in Varanasi, which is also PM’s Lok Sabha Constituency. This was PM Modi’s second visit to Varanasi in the last two weeks. He had inaugurated the ambitious Kashi Vishwanath Corridor during his previous visit to the city.

Varanasi | PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 22 developmental projects worth over Rs 870 crores in his parliamentary constituency

He also lays foundation stone for 'Banas Dairy Sankul', & distributes rural residential rights record ‘Gharauni’ pic.twitter.com/Rbh2zKFk6s

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 23, 2021

List of development projects in Varanasi launched by PM Modi

1. Laying the foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Food Park, Varanasi.

2. Laying the foundation stone for a biogas-based electricity generation plant for Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Plant in Ramnagar in Varanasi.

3. Launch of a portal and a logo which will be dedicated to the Conformity Assessment Scheme of milk products. The logo is developed by the Bureau of Indian Standards with the help of NDDB (National Dairy Development Board).

4. PM Modi during his visit to Varanasi will virtually distribute the rural residential rights record, ‘Gharauni’ under the Swamitva Scheme.

5. PM Modi will inaugurate multiple urban development projects. It will include the 6 projects of the redevelopment of Old Kashi wards, the beautification of two ponds, a parking and surface park at Beniabag, the provisioning of the advanced surveillance cameras at 720 locations in Varanasi under the Smart City Mission, and a sewage treatment plant in Ramna Village.

6. In Education, PM Modi will inaugurate the Inter-University Centre for Teachers Education and a teachers’ education center at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies. He will also inaugurate the residential flats and staff quarters at BHU and ITI, Karaundi.

7. Under the health sector, Prime Minister will inaugurate a project comprising a nurses’ hostel, doctors’ hostel, and a shelter home at Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Center. A 50-bed integrated Ayush Hospital at Bhadrasi will also be inaugurated. A Foundation stone of the Government Homeopathic Medical College will also be laid.

8. Under Road sector, foundation stone will be laid for two ‘four-to-six-lane’ road-widening projects for Bhadohi and Prayagraj.

9. To facilitate tourism in the Holy City, the first phase of the tourism development project is related to Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Temple, Seer Govardhan, Varanasi.

10. Other development projects in Varanasi to be inaugurated by PM Modi will include the South Asia Regional Center, a speed breeding facility at the International Rice Research Institute, and an advocate building in Pindra Tehsil.

What is Banas Dairy Sankul?

Banas Dairy Sankul at Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Food Park in Varanasi is spread across 30 acres of land. Banas Dairy Sankul will be built at a cost of about Rs. 475 crores and will also have the facility of processing 5 lakh liter of milk per day. 

Today, foundation stone has been laid for 'Banas Dairy Sankul' as strengthening the dairy sector is one of the top priorities of our government: PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi pic.twitter.com/8HyZnxtBSt

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) December 23, 2021

Banas Dairy Sankul will further strengthen the rural economy and will also help the farmers of the region  by creating new employment opportunities for them. 

PM Modi during his visit to Varanasi also transferred digitally around Rs. 35 crore bonus to the bank accounts of more than 1.7 lakh milk producers that are associated with Banas Dairy.