On Thursday, PM Narendra Modi performed puja at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi during his Maharashtra tour
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On Thursday, PM Narendra Modi performed puja at Shri Saibaba Samadhi Temple in Shirdi during his Maharashtra tour.
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During his visit to Maharashtra, PM Narendra Modi will launch a scheme in the state that aims at benefitting more than 86 lakh farmers and launch projects worth over Rs 7,500 crore.
During his visit, he will be inaugurating Saibaba temple's new 'darshan queue complex', as per an official statement. The new 'darshan queue complex' in Shirdi is a state-of-the-art modern mega building envisaged to provide comfortable waiting areas for devotees, the statement said.
The complex is equipped with several waiting halls with a cumulative seating capacity of more than 10,000 devotees.
Its foundation stone was laid by the prime minister in October 2018.
Later on, during the public event, PM Modi will launch the 'Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana'. The scheme will benefit more than 86 lakh beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Maharashtra by providing an additional amount of Rs 6,000 per year to them.
The PM will inaugurate multiple development projects, including an Ayush hospital at the Ahmednagar Civil Hospital, electrification of Kurduwadi-Latur road railway section (186 km), four-laning of Sangli to Borgaon section of NH-166 (package-I) and additional facilities at Manmad Terminal of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited among other projects.
Further, he will later travel to Goa to inaugurate the 37th National Games. Noting that the National Games are being held in Goa for the first time, the statement from PMO stated PM Modi will also address the athletes taking part in the sporting event.
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