Live Updates: PM Modi In Gujarat, Addresses Beneficiaries Of Central Schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Gujarat today and is inaugurating several projects and participating in programmes. At a public meeting at Jujwa village of Valsad district, PM Modi saw the collective, e-Gruhpravesh, and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), a flagship scheme of the government that seeks "housing for all". Over a lakh homes have been built in the state under this scheme, and the beneficiaries in 26 districts will get a reason to celebrate soon, a statement said. At Valsad, beneficiaries from five districts of south Gujarat -- Valsad, Navsari, Tapi, Surat and Dangs -- will gather, while at the remaining districts, collective "Gruh-Pravesh" will be celebrated at the block level. Later, PM Modi will deliver the convocation address of the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University at Gandhinagar before attending a meeting of the Somnath Trust.

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