National Panchayati Raj Day: PM launches works worth over ₹13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated projects worth over ₹13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar, on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2025.
Summary
On National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid the foundation stone of and dedicated to the nation projects worth over ₹13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar, in electricity, railways and infrastructure. He announced the launch of the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail service between Patna and Jaynagar and the Amrit Bharat train service between Saharsa and Mumbai. He said Panchayats had received more than ₹2 lakh crore over the past decade, and that women's self-help groups in Bihar were given financial assistance of about ₹1,000 crore. The PM asked the gathering to observe silence for those killed in the Pahalgam attack of 22 April 2025, and paid tribute to poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on his death anniversary.
Key facts
- Occasion
- National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2025
- Place
- Madhubani, Bihar
- Projects
- Over ₹13,480 crore
- Rail
- Namo Bharat Rapid Rail Patna–Jaynagar; Amrit Bharat train Saharsa–Mumbai
- Panchayats
- More than ₹2 lakh crore in the past decade
- SHGs (Bihar)
- About ₹1,000 crore assistance
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Projects worth how much did the PM launch in Madhubani, Bihar, on National Panchayati Raj Day 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Over ₹13,480 crore
The PM launched projects worth over ₹13,480 crore; ₹2 lakh crore is what Panchayats received over the decade.
Between which two places did the PM announce the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail service at Madhubani on 24 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Patna and Jaynagar
The Namo Bharat Rapid Rail service runs between Patna and Jaynagar; the Amrit Bharat train runs between Saharsa and Mumbai.
Consider the following about the PM's Madhubani programme of 24 April 2025: 1. The PM paid tribute to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar on his death anniversary. 2. An Amrit Bharat train service between Saharsa and Mumbai was launched. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct, as per the PMO release.