“Landmark day for education sector”: PM Modi ahead of his Jammu visit

NEW DELHI: Ahead of his upcoming visit to Jammu Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that it will be a landmark day in the education sector for the country.

Upon his arrival at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, PM Modi is set to inaugurate, dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over Rs 32,000 crore.

He will inaugurate three new campuses of IIMs in the country, viz IIM Jammu, IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Visakhapatnam.

According to the Prime Minister Office, PM Modi will also inaugurate 20 new buildings for Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and 13 new Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) across the country.

“Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for five Kendriya Vidyalaya campuses, one Navodaya Vidyalaya campus and five Multipurpose Hall for Navodaya Vidyalayas across the country. These newly constructed KVs and NVs buildings will play an important role in meeting the educational needs of students across the country,” PMO said in a statement.

The projects that are dedicated to the nation include the permanent campuses of IIT Bhilai, IIT Tirupati, IIT Jammu, IIITDM Kurnool; Indian Institute of Skills (IIS) – a pioneer skill training institute on advanced technologies – located in Kanpur; and two campuses of Central Sanskrit University – in Devprayag (Uttarakhand) and Agartala (Tripura).

The total worth of all these educational projects, which will be dedicated by Prime Minister Modi, amounts to Rs 13,375 crore.

In a post on X, PM Modi said, “A big boost to all-round development! I look forward to being in Jammu tomorrow, 20th February to inaugurate key development works which will boost ‘Ease of Living.’ It will also be a landmark day for the education sector as various institutions including IITs and IIMs will get permanent campuses.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the campus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jammu on Tuesday.

The institute, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in February 2019, is being established under the Central Sector Scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.

“In a step that will provide comprehensive, quality and holistic tertiary care health services to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu,” a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office read.

Prime Minister Modi will lay the foundation stone for a new terminal building at Jammu Airport.

Jammu Airport will be spread over a 40,000-square-meter area and the new terminal building will be equipped with modern facilities catering to about 2000 passengers during peak hours.

“The new terminal building will be environmentally friendly and will be built such that it showcases the local culture of the region. It will strengthen air connectivity, boost tourism and trade and accelerate economic growth in the region,” the PMO said.

The Prime Minister will also dedicate to the nation various rail projects in Jammu and Kashmir including the new rail line between Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan (48 Km) and the newly electrified Baramulla-Sringar-Banihal-Sangaldan section (185.66 Km).

PM Modi will also flag off the first Electric Train in the valley and also train service between Sangaldan station and Baramulla station.

The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for a project to develop a CUF (Common User Facility) petroleum depot at Jammu. The state-of-the-art fully automated depot, which will be developed at a cost of about Rs 677 crore, will have a storage capacity of about 100000 KL for storing Motor Spirit (MS), High Speed Diesel (HSD), Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO), Aviation Turbine fuel (ATF), Ethanol, Bio diesel and winter grade HSD.