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Modi Launches Metro, Airports and Women’s Empowerment Schemes to Honor Ahilyabai Holkar

Capping eight months of tributes, the ceremony saw the launch of a women-centric governance model, key transport upgrades, commemorative icons.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Lokmata Devi Ahilyabai Mahila Sashaktikaran Mahasammelan in Bhopal on May 31 to mark the queen’s 300th birth anniversary.
  • He virtually inaugurated the Super Priority Corridor of the Indore Metro, dedicated new airports in Datia and Satna, and laid the foundation for ghat construction on the Kshipra River ahead of Simhastha 2028.
  • Modi released a commemorative Rs 300 coin and postage stamp bearing Ahilyabai’s portrait and presented the National Devi Ahilyabai Award to a distinguished woman artist.
  • The Madhya Pradesh government unveiled the Devi Ahilyabai Nari Shakti Mission and Prime Minister’s ‘Nari Devo Bhava’ model to advance women’s education, health, safety and economic empowerment.
  • In his address, Modi praised Ahilyabai’s governance legacy and highlighted the valor of women BSF personnel in Operation Sindoor as emblematic of India’s ‘Nari Shakti.’