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Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled ₹47,000 crore worthy of improvement projects for Odisha connected Saturday (June 20, 2026), making the announcement astatine Rairangpur, wide known arsenic the hometown of President Droupadi Murmu, connected the juncture of her 68th birthday.
Rairangpur, playing big to the celebrations marking 2 years of the Bharatiya Janata Party authorities successful the State, is the bluish Odisha municipality closest to Ms. Murmu’s tiny location colony of Uparbeda.
First, however, the Prime Minister observed tribal traditions astatine Pahadpur, the President’s in-laws’ village. Accompanied by Ms. Murmu, Mr. Modi toured the tribal village, interacted with residents, and paid obeisance astatine the Jahera, the ineffable Santhal spot of worship.
“It is simply a substance of large pridefulness for each of america that Odisha’s girl has reached specified a precocious bureau successful the state and is guiding us. Her personality, her generous and compassionate nature, and her unwavering dedication to serving the federation and nine person strengthened not lone Mayurbhanj but the individuality of the full Odisha,” Mr. Modi said, extending day greetings to Ms. Murmu.
Development agenda
Addressing a nationalist gathering successful Rairangpur, the PM often switched themes betwixt Ms. Murmu and her tribal roots, and the improvement of Odisha done its earthy resources.
“Today, galore important projects related to Odisha’s improvement person been inaugurated and their instauration stones laid. About ₹47,000 crore volition beryllium spent connected these projects. These projects successful power, roads, railways, health, and acquisition volition greatly payment people,” helium said.
He laid the instauration for a ₹25,016 crore ember gasification portion being established successful Jharsuguda territory and launched ₹700 crore worthy of obstruction infrastructure nether East Coast Railway.
“So far, concern proposals worthy astir ₹20 lakh crore person been received. Work is underway connected mega projects worthy implicit ₹3.5 lakh crore. Efforts are being made for holistic improvement to make a favourable situation for industries. More than ₹6,000 crore is being invested successful the powerfulness sector,” Mr. Modi said.
Solar powered village
“I besides privation to pass you astir a authorities determination that Pahadpur colony volition present beryllium rapidly developed arsenic a Suryagram, a star village. That means each household volition make star power. We tin proudly accidental that conscionable arsenic Odisha is known for the Sun Temple successful Konark, Pahadpur volition summation designation arsenic a Suryagram,” the Prime Minister said, adding that enactment connected this task volition statesman immediately.
Through this initiative, the radical of Pahadpur volition get escaped star electricity, and surplus powerfulness volition besides summation their income, helium said.
Earlier successful the day, Mr. Modi flew from Kalaikunda Air Force Station successful West Bengal wherever helium was connected a two-day sojourn to be the solemnisation of Paschim Banga Dibas (West Bengal Day) and the International Day of Yoga.
Eastern gateway to progress
Emphasising the improvement docket successful India’s eastbound States, Mr. Modi said, “The imaginativeness of the Central authorities is that India’s improvement volition travel done the improvement of eastbound India. That is wherefore we are moving connected the ‘Purvodaya’ policy. The eastbound region, which was erstwhile made synonymous with backwardness during the Congress era, is present becoming the gateway to progress. Odisha itself is witnessing this transformation.”
During the Prime Minister’s sojourn to Pahadpur, the President assumed the roles of big and guide. Ms. Murmu was effusive successful her praise for Mr. Modi, congratulating him for being the longest serving Prime Minister of India.
“With conscionable a twelvemonth remaining successful President Murmu’s tenure, this sojourn could beryllium seen arsenic a precise meaningful gesture, particularly arsenic PM Modi personally travelled to her village. The BJP enactment appeared keen to awesome that her elevation arsenic the country’s archetypal tribal pistillate President was not specified symbolism. Rather, it underscored the party’s stated committedness to the origin of tribal communities and their semipermanent empowerment,” said Rabindra Patnaik, a Rairangpur-based journalist.
