Prime Minister Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stones for development projects worth ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, Assam

The Slate Bureau

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects worth around ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, Assam today. The Prime Minister addressed a grand gathering in Guwahati, extending his heartfelt greetings to the people of the city.   He also greeted the farmers joining from across the country, as well as the brothers and sisters working in tea gardens. The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude for the privilege of being on the sacred land of Maa Kamakhya on the eve of Navratri. "I have been blessed with the fortune of having your darshan on this pious land of Maa Kamakhya, just before Navratri begins," said PM Modi.

The Prime Minister stated that with the blessings of Maa Kamakhya, the foundation stones and inaugurations of development projects worth ₹19,500 crore were carried out shortly. PM Modi noted that Assam has received a vast array of projects , ranging from those aimed at making Assam self-reliant in the energy sector to works enhancing the convenience of people travelling to Assam. The Prime Minister emphasized that this is also a momentous day for the farmers of the country and for the workers of Assam's tea gardens. PM Modi informed the gathering that more than ₹18,000 crore under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme was transferred directly into the accounts of crores of Annadatas across the nation. The Prime Minister further highlighted that land pattas have been distributed to numerous families associated with Assam's tea plantations. "I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the people of Assam, to all families here, and to farmers across the country," said PM Modi.

The Prime Minister noted that farmers from across the country are connected to this programme from the sacred land of Maa Kamakhya. PM Modi stated that crores of farmers have already received messages confirming the deposit of PM Kisan Nidhi in their accounts. The Prime Minister described the scheme as truly extraordinary. PM Modi recalled that these are the very farmer brothers and sisters, the majority of whom had neither a mobile phone nor a bank account before 2014. The Prime Minister informed the gathering that so far, more than ₹4.25 lakh crore has been deposited into the accounts of crores of such farmers. PM Modi specifically pointed out that approximately 19 lakh farmers in Assam alone have received nearly ₹8,000 crore till date. "This is something even the developed nations of the world cannot match , with one click, money reaches crores of farmers directly," emphasized PM Modi.

"Today, the Samman Nidhi scheme has become a medium of social security for the small farmers of the nation," remarked PM Modi. The Prime Minister asserted that for the current government, nothing is more important than the welfare of farmers. He remarked that in the last 10 years, farmers have received more than Rs. 20 lakh crore in MSP.