The four new trains include the Saharsa-Mumbai Amrit Bharat Express and the Jaynagar-Patna Namo Bharat Rapid Rail. Pic/PTI
At an event to mark the National Panchayati Raj Day, PM Modi also inaugurated the Supaul Pipra rail line, Hasanpur Bithan Rail line and two-lane rail overbridges at Chapra and Bagaha. He also dedicated the Khagaria-Alauli Rail line to the nation
The prime minister laid the foundation stone of an LPG bottling plant with a rail unloading facility at Hathua in Gopalganj District of Bihar worth around Rs 340 crore, which will help in streamlining the supply chain and improving the efficiency of bulk LPG transportation
He also laid the foundation stone for projects worth over Rs 1,170 crore and inaugurated multiple projects worth over Rs 5,030 crore in the power sector in Bihar under the revamped distribution sector scheme
The prime minister will distribute benefits of around Rs 930 crore under the community investment fund to over 2 lakh SHGs from Bihar under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY- NRLM)
PM Modi also handed over sanction letters to 15 lakh new beneficiaries of PMAY-Gramin and released instalments to 10 lakh PMAY-G beneficiaries from across the country. Some beneficiaries will also be given the keys to their new homes to mark the Grih Pravesh of 1 lakh PMAY-G and 54,000 PMAY-U houses in Bihar
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