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Friday, November 6, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits Jammu and Kashmir today Saturday Nov 07,2015

 Security personnel keep vigil outside Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar, venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Saturday rally. Photo: Nissar Ahmad
This is the PM's first visit to the state after the PDP-BJP coalition came to power
Modi woos J&K with Rs 80,000-crore economic package

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir today and address a public meeting at the Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar, where he is expected to announce a major economic package for the state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti at a rally in Srinagar on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti at a rally in Srinagar on Saturday. Photo: Nissar Ahmad

After his public rally at the stadium, PM Modi will also inaugurate the second phase of the Baglihar hydel project and lay the foundation stone for the four-laning of the Udhampur-Ramban and Ramban-Banihal section of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway
 

 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced a Rs. 80,000 crore package for Jammu and Kashmir and said it should be used to transform the state, devastated by floods last year, into a modern, progressive and prosperous one.

There would be no dearth of money for the state's development, the Prime Minister promised, saying, "This Rs. 80,000 crore is not a full stop. It's only the beginning...Not only is Delhi's treasury for you but so is its heart."

The several thousand people at the Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium, where he was making his address, broke into applause as PM Modi made his announcement.

In his 40-minute speech, PM Modi highlighted progress, promising improved road and rail networks, as well as AIIMS, IITs and IIMs.

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