PM Modi Unveiled Projects Worth Rs 14,500 Crore In Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch a host of projects besides dedicating the new campus of IIT Bhubaneswar to the nation during his one-day visit to the State on December 24.
He will lay the foundation stone for the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur from the IIT campus. On the occasion of bicentenary celebration of the historic Paika Rebellion, the Prime Minister will also release commemorative coin of Rs 200, postage stamp and inaugurate a Chair at Utkal University in memory of Baxi Jagabandhu who led the country’s first independence movement.

Briefing the media on the PM’s visit jointly with Union Minister of State for Culture Mahesh Sharma in New Delhi on Thursday, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said Modi will lay foundation stones for several infrastructure projects worth Rs 14,523 crore during his visit.

PM Releases Commemorative Rs 100 Coin In Honour Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases a 100 rupees commemorative coin in honour of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth anniversary, which falls on 25th December, is celebrated as 'Good Governance Day'. He was conferred with the Bharat Ratna was in 2014.