Jammu and Kashmir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the 10th International Day of Yoga celebrations at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar at 6.30 am tomorrow.
Since 2015, PM Modi has led Yoga Day at various iconic locations, including Kartavya Path in Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Ranchi, Lucknow, Mysuru and even the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
This year’s theme “Yoga for Self and Society” highlights the dual role in fostering individual and societal well-being. The event will encourage grassroots participation and the spread of yoga in rural areas.
Modi, who is on two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, will also participate in ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ event at SKICC. He will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects in the State.
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate 84 major developmental projects valued at over Rs. 1,500 crore. The inaugurations will include projects related to road infrastructure, water supply schemes and infrastructure in higher education etc. Additionally, he will lay the foundation stone for projects like improvement of Chenani-Patnitop-Nashri Section, development of Industrial Estates and construction of six Government Degree Colleges.
He will also launch the Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture & Allied Sectors (JKCIP) Project worth Rs. 1,800 crore. The project will be implemented in 90 Blocks across 20 districts of J&K and will have the project outreach of 3,00,000 households covering 15 lakh beneficiaries.
The Prime Minister will also distribute appointment letters to more than 2,000 persons appointed in Government service.
This post was published on June 20, 2024 7:32 pm