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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 1500 crore on Thursday (July 15, 2021).
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate various development projects worth over Rs 1500 crores in Varanasi. Key projects include multi-level parking at Godaulia, Ro-Ro Vessels for tourism development and three-lane flyover bridge on the Varanasi-Ghazipur Highway.
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I am happy that more than 1.25 crore youth have been given training so far, through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana: PM Narendra Modi attends World Youth Skills Day Program
Skill development of the youth of the new generation is a national requirement and a major foundation for Aatmanirbhar Bharat: PM Narendra Modi added. (ANI)
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PM Modi to inaugurate the International Cooperation and Convention Centre, ‘Rudraksh’ (pic 1), maternal & child health unit at Banaras Hindu University (pic 2) and other development projects in Varanasi during his visit today. Visuals from the city, security personnel deployed.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh today. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects during the visit.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi where he inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 1500 crore on Thursday (July 15, 2021). As per Prime Minister's Office (PMO), these projects which the PM will inaugurate are worth around Rs 744 crores while public works cost nearly Rs 839 crores. He inaugurated the International Cooperation and Convention Centre - Rudraksh, which has been constructed with Japanese assistance.
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