PM Modi lays foundation of Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre in Nagpur, visits Smruti Mandir and Deekshabhoomi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on 30 March 2025, Gudi Padwa.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre, a new campus of the Madhav Netralaya eye institution, in Nagpur on 30 March 2025, Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, celebrated as Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Navreh. He noted that the day was also the birth anniversary of RSS founder Dr K.B. Hedgewar and fell in the RSS centenary year, and said he had paid homage to Dr Hedgewar and M.S. Golwalkar at the Smruti Mandir. He also paid homage to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi. Modi described the RSS as the 'modern Akshay Vat' of India's culture and said the government's priority was better healthcare for all citizens.
Key facts
- Date
- 30 March 2025 (Gudi Padwa), Nagpur
- Foundation stone
- Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre (eye care)
- Visits
- Smruti Mandir (Hedgewar, Golwalkar); Deekshabhoomi (Ambedkar)
- Occasion
- Hedgewar's birth anniversary; RSS centenary year
Practice MCQs 2 questions
PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the Madhav Netralaya Premium Centre on 30 March 2025 in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Nagpur
The foundation stone was laid in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
During his Nagpur visit on 30 March 2025, PM Modi paid homage to Dr B.R. Ambedkar at which site?
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Correct answer: A — Deekshabhoomi
He paid homage to Dr Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi; at Smruti Mandir he paid homage to Hedgewar and Golwalkar.