PM Modi launches development works in Gujarat, nutrition scheme for women
The HinduPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched schemes and projects worth ₹21,000 crore in his home State of Gujarat that goes to Assembly polls in six months. In his fifth visit to the State since March, the PM laid foundation stones for projects of the Indian Railways in Vadodara worth more than ₹16,000 crore, which includes a new 357-km long Palanpur-Madar section of a dedicated freight corridor track. Programmes for women’s welfare Ahead of the Assembly polls, PM also launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana’ nutrition scheme for pregnant and lactating mothers. Poshan Sudha Yojana, another programme that addresses the nutritional needs of pregnant women, has been expanded to all tribal-dominated areas of Gujarat, under which around 1.36 lakh tribal women will benefit on a monthly basis.