Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the BJP's Yuva Samavesh in Jharsuguda, Odisha, today.
• He announced on X that he will inaugurate development works worth over ₹50,000 crore and commission more than 97,500 telecom towers built with local technologies.
• Officials say he will lay foundation stones for expansions at eight IITs with an investment of ₹11,000 crore to create about 12,000 additional seats.
• Work orders for 50,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Antodaya Yojana will be distributed during the visit.
• This is Modi’s seventh trip to Odisha since the 2024 general election and his 34th since 2014, with the governor, chief minister and senior BJP leaders expected to share the dais.