Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 15 paid tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda, a towering figure in the freedom struggle, on the commencement of the 150th birth anniversary year celebrations of the iconic leader for tribal empowerment.
In a post on social media platform X, PM Modisaid, “Bhagwan Birsa Munda sacrificed everything to protect the dignity, freedom and glory of the motherland. I pay heartfelt tributes to him on Janjatiya Gaurav Divas that is celebrated to mark his birth anniversary.”
He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 6,640 crore in Bihar.
This step is aimed at uplifting tribal communities and improving infrastructure in rural and remote areas of the region.
PM Modi will travel to a remote village in Jamui district, about 200 km from the state capital Patna, to celebrate “Janjatiya Gaurav Divas”, as the day has come to be observed since 2021.
Jamui shares its borders with Jharkhand, where Assembly elections are underway.
He will also participate in the Grih Pravesh of 11,000 houses built under Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN). Thereafter, he will also inaugurate 23 Mobile Medical Units (MMUs) launched under PM-JANMAN and an additional 30 MMUs under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA) to enhance healthcare access in tribal areas.
Thereafter, PM Modi will inaugurate 300 Van Dhan Vikas Kendras (VDVKs) to promote tribal entrepreneurship and support livelihood generation and 10 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, worth around Rs 450 crore, dedicated to tribal students.
He will also inaugurate two tribal freedom fighters’ museums in Chhindwara and Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, and two tribal research institutes in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and Gangtok, Sikkim, to document and preserve the rich history and heritage of tribal communities.
