Cong Pushing Youth Towards Drugs: PM Modi Launches Projects Of Over Rs 23,000 Cr In Maharashtra

PM Modi will inaugurate a 12.69 km stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3, the city's first fully underground metro line between Aarey JVLR and BKC.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of pushing youth towards drugs and use the money to win elections.

"You must have heard that recently drugs worth thousands of crores have been recovered in Delhi. What's most unfortunate is that the main accused in this drug racket is a Congress leader. Congress wants to push the youth towards drugs and use that money to win elections," PM Modi said at a programme in Maharashtra's Washim district today.

On the occasion, he released the 18th instalment of PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi to farmers and launched projects of Rs 23,300 crore related to agriculture and animal husbandry sectors.

PM Modi, who is on a one-day visit to Maharashtra, arrived at the Nanded airport this morning and then went to Poharadevi in a helicopter.

He offered puja at the Jagdamba Mata temple at Poharadevi in the district and then inaugurated the Banjara Virasat Museum to celebrate the rich heritage of the Banjara community. He also paid tributes to Sant Sevalal Maharaj and Sant Ramrao Maharaj at their 'samadhis' in Poharadevi. PM Modi was seen playing a traditional dhol at the Samadhi of Sant Seva Lal Ji Maharaj.

Later, at a programme, PM disbursed PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi's 18th instalment of Rs 20,000 crore to around 9.4 crore farmers. Also, the 5th instalment of NaMo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana disbursing about Rs 2,000 crore was released.

Over 7,500 projects under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), worth over Rs 1,920 crore were announced. Among the major projects include custom hiring centres, primary processing units, warehouses, sorting and grading units, cold storage projects and post-harvest management projects.

A total of 9,200 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) with a combined turnover of around Rs 1,300 crore and the Unified Genomic Chip for cattle and indigenous sex-sorted semen technology were also inaugurated. This is aimed at increasing availability of sex sorted semen at affordable price to farmers and reduce the cost by around Rs 200 per dose.

Unified Genomic Chip, GAUCHIP for indigenous cattle and MAHISHCHIP for buffaloes, have been developed along with genotyping services. With the implementation of genomic selection, young high-quality bulls can be identified at an early age.

PM Modi inaugurated five solar parks with a total capacity of 19 MW across 'Maharashtra under 'Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana 2.0'.

The beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana, the Maharashtra government's financial assistance scheme for women, were also honoured on the occasion.

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