PM Modi marks Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas at Dediapada, launches projects worth over ₹9,700 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme marking the 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda at Dediapada in Narmada district, Gujarat on 15 November 2025, and inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹9,700 crore.
Summary
At the Dediapada Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas event, PM Modi recalled that Birsa Munda's birth anniversary has been officially commemorated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas since 2021, and said the day marked the culmination of 'Bharat Parv'. He took part in the Grih Pravesh of 1,00,000 houses built under PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan, inaugurated 42 Eklavya Model Residential Schools worth about ₹1,900 crore, laid the foundation of 50 new EMRSs worth over ₹2,320 crore, and flagged off 250 buses for 14 tribal districts of Gujarat. He also inaugurated the Shri Govind Guru Chair for tribal language promotion at the Birsa Munda Tribal University, and noted that PM-JANMAN, launched from Khunti in Jharkhand, involves spending of ₹24,000 crore.
Key facts
- Occasion
- Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas; 150th birth anniversary of Birsa Munda
- Venue
- Dediapada, Narmada district, Gujarat
- Projects
- Over ₹9,700 crore
- Houses
- 1 lakh (PM-JANMAN, DA-JGUA) — Grih Pravesh
- EMRS
- 42 inaugurated (~₹1,900 cr); 50 foundation (₹2,320 cr+)
- Govind Guru Chair
- Birsa Munda Tribal University
- Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas since
- 2021
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Where did PM Modi address the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme on 15 November 2025, marking Birsa Munda's 150th birth anniversary?
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Correct answer: B — Dediapada, Gujarat
PM Modi addressed the programme at Dediapada in Narmada district, Gujarat.
Projects worth how much were inaugurated and had foundation stones laid by PM Modi at Dediapada on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Over ₹9,700 crore
The projects were worth over ₹9,700 crore. ₹18,000 crore is the allocation for EMRSs over five to six years that the PM mentioned.
Consider the following statements: 1. The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda has been officially commemorated as Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas since 2021. 2. The PM-JANMAN scheme was launched from Dediapada in Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: the PM said PM-JANMAN was launched from Khunti in Jharkhand.
The Shri Govind Guru Chair for tribal language promotion, inaugurated on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas 2025, has been established at:
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Correct answer: C — Birsa Munda Tribal University
The PM said the Shri Govind Guru Chair has been established at the Birsa Munda Tribal University.