Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN, worth ₹19,000 crore, in Gujarat on 30 October, and launch development projects worth over ₹14,000 crore in Banaskantha district.
The two-day Gujarat visit, announced by the Prime Minister's Office, then moves to Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, where Modi will join the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas celebrations on 31 October, the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
30 October: Banaskantha
At about 9:30 am the Prime Minister will visit the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilisation (ET-IVF) laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BBBRC) cattle farm. At about 10:30 am he will lay foundation stones, inaugurate and dedicate projects worth over ₹14,000 crore, flag off two train services and address a gathering.
Among the projects named in the release:
- BBBRC at Bhildi: a 127-acre centre of excellence, described as the country's first facility of its kind dedicated to the Kankrej cattle breed. It is meant to speed up breed improvement by 10–20 times.
- Ahmedabad Metro: foundation stones for Phase-2A (over 6 km, five stations, Koteshwar Road to the Airport) and Phase-2B (over 3.3 km, three stations, GIFT City to Shahpur).
- Road upgrade: Ahmedabad–Mehsana Road (State Highway-41) to go from four lanes to eight, at a cost of about ₹2,600 crore.
- Anganwadis: foundation stone for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi Centres and inauguration of 361 completed ones, an investment of ₹800 crore that the release says will benefit more than 4 lakh people.
- Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: 521 completed projects, worth about ₹4,950 crore, including cold storage, warehouses, silos and processing centres.
- Dairy: two Banas Dairy Bio-CNG plants at Tharad and Radhanpur, and an expanded potato processing plant at Sanadar.
- Trains: the Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)–Varanasi Express and the Mehsana–Becharaji–Sabarmati MEMU.
Ekta Nagar, 30–31 October
On the evening of 30 October the Prime Minister will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 at about 5 pm and watch Ekta Prakash Parv at about 7:45 pm, followed by the Narmada Aarti.
On 31 October he will pay floral tributes at the Statue of Unity, then lay foundation stones and inaugurate projects worth over ₹400 crore. These include a sewage and water treatment plant, the upgradation of Narmada Ghat and an IRCTC hotel.
Rashtriya Ekta Diwas
The Ekta Parade will showcase the Central Armed Police Forces, State police forces and other central police organisations, with special emphasis on their work against Left-Wing Extremism. The National School of Drama will stage a presentation on Naxal Mukt Bharat with about 2,000 artists from 126 districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism, and about 5,000 artists will perform in a cultural programme.
Source: official release by the Prime Minister's Office, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (29 OCT 2026 2:56PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: PM to Visit Gujarat on 30-31 October.
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VerifiedEvery fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2329999) issued by the Prime Minister's Office on 29 OCT 2026 2:56PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.
Sources
- 1.PM to Visit Gujarat on 30-31 October — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
