Overview
- At Dediapada in Gujarat, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects exceeding Rs 9,700 crore focused on tribal welfare and infrastructure.
- He presided over Grih Pravesh for 100,000 houses under PM-JANMAN and DA-JAGUA, inaugurated 42 Eklavya Model Residential Schools worth about Rs 1,900 crore, and laid the foundation for 50 more costing over Rs 2,320 crore.
- Additional launches included 228 Multi-Purpose Centres, 14 Tribal Multi-Marketing Centres, a Tribal Research Institute in Imphal, and a Centre of Competence at Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh.
- Connectivity measures featured 748 km of new roads in tribal areas and 250 buses flagged off for 14 tribal districts in Gujarat, alongside an ongoing national sickle cell screening drive cited at six crore tests.
- State-level events mirrored the national observance with ceremonies in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam and Kerala, as Modi paired the rollout with a Devmogra temple visit and sharp criticism of past Congress-era neglect of tribals.