Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Tuesday, Mar. 31. He will be travelling to multiple cities, including Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.
At around 10 am, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar.
Located within the Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra campus, the museum has been named after Samrat Samprati, the grandson of Ashoka and a revered figure in Jain tradition, famous for his commitment to non-violence and propagation of Jainism.
The museum highlights the historical, cultural, and spiritual legacy of Jainism. It features seven distinct wings, with each of them dedicated to unique aspects of India's civilizational traditions. It provides a comprehensive journey via centuries of knowledge and heritage, besides integrating traditional exhibits with modern digital and audio-visual installations and creating an immersive and engaging experience for visitors.
Visitors get to witness centuries-old rare relics, Jain artefacts, and traditional heritage collections, which include intricately crafted stone and metal idols, large Tirth Patta and Yantra Patta, miniature paintings, silver chariots, coins, and ancient manuscripts, all exhibited across seven grand galleries, read a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
The museum houses more than 2,000 rare treasures arranged in expansive halls and enables visitors to get a chronological understanding of the evolution of Jainism and its profound cultural impact.
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PM Modi's Sanand Visit
At around 12:45 pm, the Prime Minister will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Ahmedabad's Sanand GIDC, marking the commencement of commercial production at the facility. This represents a major milestone in the country's semiconductor journey.
At this facility, commercial production begins with the manufacturing of advanced Intelligent Power Modules (IPMs) that are critical components for automotive and industrial applications that require compact, efficient, and reliable power switching systems.
"Each module comprises 17 chips and will be supplied to California-based Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS). When all phases of the plant are completed, it will have the capacity to produce 6.33 million units per day," read the statement.
The Kaynes Semicon Plant's inauguration is a key step under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), since this will be the second semiconductor facility, after Micron Technology.
Establishing the country's second OSAT/ATMP (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test/Assembly, Testing, Marking, and Packing) unit entering the production phase, this project marks the entry of an Indian-origin Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) player into semiconductor manufacturing and strengthens domestic capabilities.
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PM Modi In Vav-Tharad
Later in the day, Prime Minister Modi will arrive at Vav-Tharad at around 4 pm to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore. These span across multiple sectors like Power, Railways, Road Transport & Highways, Health, Urban Development, Tribal Development, and Rural Development.
He will inaugurate the Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway, an access-controlled highway built at a cost of over Rs 5,100 crore. This will enhance regional connectivity and support industrial development in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR).
The Prime Minister is set to lay the foundation stone for the construction of the 4-lane Idar–Badoli bypass section with paved shoulders. Besides this, he will lay the foundation stone for the upgradation of the Dholavira–Mauvana–Vauva–Santalpur section (Package-II) of NH-754K to a two-lane paved shoulder carriageway. These are aimed at strengthening highway infrastructure, improving connectivity to key regions, including tourism destinations such as Dholavira.
PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of key road infrastructure projects, such as the flyover at Bhaijipura Junction on the Gandhinagar–Koba–Airport Road and inaugurate the flyover bridge at PDPU Junction on the Gandhinagar-Koba-Arodram Road.
Notably, the road connecting Gandhinagar to the airport handles a daily traffic volume of more than 140,000 vehicles. The flyover ensures smooth traffic flow from the CH-0 Junction to the airport between Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar.
Also, he will inaugurate power transmission projects like the Khavda Pooling Station-2 and associated transmission systems for the evacuation of 4.5 GW of renewable energy. These have come up at a combined cost of around Rs 3,650 crore.
Prime Minister Modi will dedicate to the nation the Kanalus–Jamnagar doubling project (28 km) that is part of the Rajkot–Kanalus doubling project (111.20 km), and the quadrupling of the Gandhidham–Adipur section (10.69 km).
Further, he will inaugurate the Himmatnagar–Khedbrahma gauge conversion project (54.83 km) and flag off the Khedbrahma–Himmatnagar–Asarwa train service.
Moreover, the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of 44 Urban Development projects worth around Rs 5,300 crore across Gujarat will take place. PM Modi will inaugurate several Health and Family Welfare initiatives, like the inauguration of an 858-bed Rain Basera at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad's Asarwa and a facility at Gandhinagar Civil Hospital and GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar.
Among the tourism projects, PM Modi will inaugurate the Light and Sound Show at Rani ki Vav, Patan, the Water Screen Projection Show at Sharmishtha Lake, Vadnagar, besides laying the foundation stone of tourism infrastructure works at Balaram Mahadev and Vishweshwar Mahadev in Banaskantha.
Besides them, he will dedicate to the nation two major water pipeline projects worth about Rs 1,780 crore. These include the Kasara-Dantiwada Pipeline in Banaskantha and the Dindrol-Mukteshwar Pipeline across Patan and Banaskantha.
The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone for the water supply scheme for Ambaji and its surrounding rural areas, as well as three Sabarmati Riverfront expansion projects in Gandhinagar district, with a combined investment of nearly Rs 1,000 crore.
He will inaugurate the Government Boys Hostel at Vejalpur, Ahmedabad, which supports tribal students pursuing higher education.
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