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Modi to Attend Women-Run Maha Sammelan in Bhopal on Holkar’s 300th Birth Anniversary

An entirely women-managed event will host over two lakh participants to honor the queen’s legacy at the culmination of yearlong celebrations.

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Overview

  • The Sammelan at Jamboree Maidan on May 31 will bring together more than 200,000 women including self-help group members, entrepreneurs and welfare scheme beneficiaries.
  • Every operational layer—from security and traffic control to stage management—is being overseen by women, led by senior IPS officers.
  • Modi will release a commemorative postage stamp and Rs 300 coin dedicated to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar before addressing the gathering.
  • He will also virtually inaugurate the first phase of the Indore Metro, new airports at Satna and Datia, and redeveloped ghats along the Kshipra River under a Rs 3,876 crore package.
  • The conclave caps a nine-month campaign designed to spotlight women’s empowerment and cement Ahilyabai Holkar’s cultural and development legacy in Madhya Pradesh.