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From health camps to swadeshi fairs, host of events starts today

From health camps to swadeshi fairs, host of events starts today

NEW DELHI: The 75th birthday of PM Modi on Wednesday will witness the launch of a host of welfare and development initiatives by BJP and its govts at Centre and in states, while PM Narendra Modi will kick off a fortnight-long nationwide health and nutrition campaign from Madhya Pradesh.The PM will launch the “Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar” and the eighth National Nutrition Month from Dhar. He will also unveil other development initiatives and address a public meeting.”More than one lakh health camps will be organised, making this the largest ever health outreach for women and children in the country. Daily health camps will be held in all govt health facilities nationwide,” govt said in a statement.Besides, BJP party organisation will unveil many initiatives, including blood donation and health camps, across the country. The programmes are part of the “Sewa Pakhwada” that the governing party is observing between Sept 17 and Oct 2, which is Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, to celebrate the birthday of its leader whose stewardship has taken BJP to new highs and made it the dominant political force for over a decade. Swadeshi fairs to promote made-in-India goods, “Modi Vikas Marathon”, drawing contests on Viksit Bharat, interaction with intellectuals, blood donation & medical camps, and cleanliness campaigns will be held across the country through the period with the involvement of the party organisation, central govt or the states where it is in power.Home minister Amit Shah will launch several such initiatives in the national capital.In Dhar, Modi will also transfer funds under “Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana” directly into the bank accounts of nearly 10 lakh eligible women and unveil “Suman Sakhi Chatbot” to raise awareness on maternal and child health. In line with his 5F Vision – Farm to Fibre, Fibre to Factory, Factory to Fashion, and Fashion to Foreign – the PM will inaugurate the PM MITRA Park in Dhar.Spread over more than 2,150 acres, the park will be equipped with world-class facilities, including a common effluent treatment plant, solar power plant and modern roads, making it an ideal industrial township.Various textile companies have committed investment proposals worth over Rs 23,140 crore for the project, paving the way for new industries and large-scale employment. It will generate employment opportunities for nearly 3 lakh people while significantly boosting exports.As part of a campaign against sickle cell anaemia, Modi will give the 10 millionth Sickle Cell Screening and Counselling Card in the state.Under “Adi Karmayogi Abhiyan”, Modi will launch an exercise in the state that symbolises the confluence of tribal pride and the spirit of nation-building, the statement said. Meanwhile, in Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, the municipal corporation will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 111 crore, mayor Ashok Tiwari said.

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