Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chhattisgarh on Saturday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the state’s formation and unveil development projects worth over ₹14,000 crore, spanning healthcare, infrastructure, and energy.
He will begin his visit with an interaction with 2,500 children who were successfully treated for congenital heart diseases as part of the 'Dil ki Baat' programme at the Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar.
The Prime Minister will then inaugurate 'Shanti Shikhar', a modern centre for spiritual learning, peace, and meditation run by the Brahma Kumaris. He will also unveil the statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the new building of the Chhattisgarh Vidhansabha, which has been constructed using the Green Building concept.
Modi will also inaugurate and tour the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum, which aims to preserve and showcase the legacy of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism of the state's tribal communities. He will launch the Museum Portal and the e-book 'Aadi Shourya' — honouring freedom fighters — and unveil the horse-mounted statue of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh at the memorial site.
Later, Modi will participate in the Chhattisgarh Rajat Mahotsav, marking 25 years since the state's formation, and lay the foundation stone for developmental and transformative projects worth over ₹14,260 crore, covering key sectors such as roads, industry, healthcare, and energy.
He will participate in the Griha Pravesh (house-warming ceremony) of 3.51 lakh completed houses and release ₹1,200 crore as an instalment to three lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin), ensuring dignified housing and security for rural households across the state.
He will inaugurate 12 new Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) blocks across nine districts of Chhattisgarh.
He will lay the foundation stone for the four-lane Greenfield Highway from Pathalgaon-Kunkuri to the Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand Border, being developed under the Bharatmala Pariyojana by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of around ₹3,150 crore. This strategic corridor will connect key coal mines, industrial zones, and steel plants across Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur, Ranchi, and Jamshedpur, serving as a major economic artery that strengthens regional trade linkages and integrates Central India with the eastern region.
He will also lay the foundation stone for the construction and upgradation of NH-130D (Narayanpur-Kasturmeta-Kutul-Nilangur-Maharashtra Border), spanning multiple segments across Bastar and Narayanpur districts.
He will inaugurate the upgradation of NH-130C (Madangmuda-Deobhog-Odisha Border) into a two-lane highway with paved shoulders.
He will inaugurate the Inter-Regional ER-WR Interconnection Project, which will enhance the inter-regional power transfer capacity between the Eastern and Western grids by 1,600 MW, improving grid reliability and ensuring a stable power supply across the region.
He will dedicate, inaugurate, and lay the foundation stone for multiple energy sector projects worth over ₹3,750 crore, aimed at strengthening Chhattisgarh's power infrastructure, improving supply reliability, and enhancing transmission capacity.
Under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), works worth about ₹1,860 crore will be dedicated by Modi, including construction of new power lines, feeder bifurcation, installation of transformers, conversion of conductors, and strengthening of low-tension networks to improve rural and agricultural power supply.
He will also inaugurate nine new power substations built at a cost of around ₹480 crore across districts such as Raipur, Bilaspur, Durg, Bemetara, Gariyaband, and Bastar.
Foundation stones will be laid for new substations and transmission projects worth over ₹1,415 crore, including major facilities at Kanker and Balodabazar-Bhatapara, along with new RDSS works to further expand the reach and quality of electricity in the State.
He will inaugurate HPCL's state-of-the-art Petroleum Oil Depot at Raipur, built at a cost of over ₹460 crore with a storage capacity of 54,000 Kilolitres (KL) for petrol, diesel, and ethanol.
The Prime Minister will also dedicate the 489 km Nagpur-Jharsuguda Natural Gas Pipeline, built at a cost of around ₹1,950 crore.
He will lay the foundation stone for two Smart Industrial Areas — one at Siladehi-Gatwa-Birra in Janjgir-Champa district and another at Bijletala in Rajnandgaon district — and for a Pharmaceutical Park at Sector 22, Nava Raipur.
He will lay the foundation stone for five new government medical colleges at Manendragarh, Kabirdham, Janjgir-Champa, and Geedam (Dantewada), as well as a Government Ayurveda College and Hospital at Bilaspur.
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