Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on 30th and 31st October.
The Prime Minister will visit the Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilization (ET-IVF) Laboratory and the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BRC) Cattle Farm in Banaskantha, Gujarat on October 30 at around 9:30 am. At around 10:30 am, he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate various development projects worth over ₹14,000 crore in Banaskantha. He will also release the 24th installment of ₹19,000 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme, flag off two train services, and address the gathering.
Following this, the Prime Minister will visit Ekta Nagar in Kevadia. At around 5 p.m., he will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026. At around 7:45 p.m., he will participate in the Ekta Prakash Parv celebrations, followed by the Narmada Aarti at around 8:15 p.m.
On October 31st, at around 9:00 AM, the Prime Minister will pay floral tributes at the Statue of Unity. Thereafter, at around 9:15 AM, he will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate, and dedicate various development projects worth over ₹400 crore in Ekta Nagar. He will then visit the Rainforest and Vaman Vriksha Vatika in Ekta Nagar. At around 5:30 PM, the Prime Minister will participate in the National Unity Day celebrations to commemorate the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
PM in Banaskantha
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation the Bharat Bovine Breeding and Research Centre (BRC) at Bhildi in Banaskantha, Gujarat. Spread over 127 acres, the institute has been established as a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence. The BRC will strengthen bovine breeding, genetic upgrading, and advanced breeding technologies, leading to a 10-20-fold acceleration in breed improvement. It will be the first facility of its kind in the country dedicated to the Kankrej cattle breed.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of two Bio-CNG plants of Banas Dairy at Tharad and Radhanpur, with cattle dung processing capacity of 75 metric tonnes per day and 100 metric tonnes per day respectively.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2A (Airport Extension) and Phase 2B (GIFT City Extension). Phase 2A will be over 6 km long, consisting of five stations from Koteshwar Road to the Airport, while Phase 2B will be over 3.3 km long, consisting of three stations from GIFT City to Shahpur.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the strengthening and upgrading of the Ahmedabad-Mehsana Road (State Highway-41) from four lanes to eight lanes at a cost of approximately ₹2,600 crore. This project will make travel between Ahmedabad and North Gujarat faster, safer, and more comfortable.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for 4,030 new child-friendly Anganwadi centers and inaugurate 361 fully child-friendly Anganwadi centers in Gujarat. With an investment of ₹800 crore, this initiative will benefit over 4 lakh people.
The Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation 521 projects completed under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, with a total project cost of approximately ₹4,950 crore. These projects include cold storage facilities and cold chains, warehouses, silos, polyhouses and greenhouses, integrated primary and secondary processing facilities, and primary processing centers.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate the expansion of the potato processing plant at Sandar and launch the Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) for Ultra-High-Temperature (UHT) products at Palanpur.
The Prime Minister will flag off the Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)-Varanasi Express and Mehsana-Becharaji-Sabarmati MEMU train services to strengthen rail connectivity.
The Prime Minister will release the 24th installment of PM-KISAN worth ₹19,000 crore, providing continued financial support to farmers across the country. He will also launch on-the-ground activities under 12 approved horticulture clusters. Covering approximately 1.46 lakh hectares, these clusters are expected to benefit over 1.3 lakh farmers. Two clusters in North Gujarat will focus on potatoes.
Prime Minister in Ekta Nagar
The Prime Minister will inaugurate Bharat Parv 2026 at Ekta Nagar on October 30 as part of the National Unity Day celebrations. Envisioned as a celebration of India’s cultural heritage and national unity, and symbolizing the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, the festival will provide a platform for states and union territories to showcase their unique traditions, folk performances, regional cuisine, handicrafts, and tourist attractions. The festival is expected to boost tourism in Ekta Nagar and surrounding areas. It will continue until November 15, 2026.
The Prime Minister will witness the Ekta Prakash Parv, a festival of lights that celebrates India’s unity, diversity, cultural heritage, and progress. The festival promotes night tourism in Ekta Nagar through thematic illumination and light displays. It has two major attractions: the 530-meter-long Valley of Flowers, a streetlight themed “From Ancient India to Modern India,” showcases India’s national identity, civilization, women’s empowerment, security forces, technology, yoga, and an imaginative world for children. The 180-meter-long Glow Tunnel, themed “India’s Unity in Diversity,” offers an experience of the cultures, architecture, folk dances, handicrafts, and lifestyles of four regions of India. The displays use over 15 million LED lights, showcasing artworks created by artists from different parts of the country.
The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate various development projects worth over ₹400 crore in Ekta Nagar on October 31. The projects to be inaugurated include a sewage and water treatment plant, façade lighting, upgradation of the Narmada Ghat, an IRCTC hotel, and the Rainforest, Ekta and Eco Trail in Ekta Nagar. The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for various projects including the Gora-Bhandara Road Development, which includes an Integrated Zero Waste Smart Solid Waste Management Project; Khalvani Eco Tourism Development; and Integrated Development at the Cactus and Butterfly Garden.
The Prime Minister will participate in the National Unity Day celebrations on 31 October 2026 to commemorate the 151st birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Unity Parade will showcase the discipline, professionalism, courage and dedication of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), State Police Forces and Central Police Organisations. This year’s parade will lay special emphasis on the achievements of the security forces in countering Left Wing Extremism and the transformation of previously troubled areas towards peace, security and development.
A major highlight of the festival will be a special theatrical performance on Naxal-free India, organized by the National School of Drama (NSD), featuring approximately 2,000 artists from 126 districts affected by Left Wing Extremism. Through the theatrical performance, the artists will showcase the challenges faced by communities in these areas and their journey towards peace, security, and development.
The tableaux and cultural performances will center on Vande Mataram, reflecting patriotism, national pride, and collective belonging. The tableaux will showcase the aspirations of the people, the cultural richness of the states and union territories, and the development journey of the people.
The grand cultural presentation by around 5,000 artistes from across India will celebrate the diverse classical and folk traditions, music, dance and artistic heritage of the country.
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