PM launches projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari, Bihar
On 18 July 2025 in Motihari, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore and flagged off Amrit Bharat Express trains on four routes.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for, inaugurated and dedicated to the nation development projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari, Bihar, on 18 July 2025, including railway and road projects. Modi flagged off Amrit Bharat Express trains on four routes, including a direct service from Motihari-Bapudham to Anand Vihar, Delhi, and mentioned the doubling of the Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj rail line. Modi said the Cabinet had approved the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana, under which the 100 most backward districts in terms of agriculture will be identified, and that nearly 60 lakh of the more than 4 crore PM Awas Yojana houses built in 11 years are in Bihar.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 18 July 2025, Motihari (Champaran), Bihar
- Projects
- Over Rs 7,000 crore
- Amrit Bharat Express
- Flagged off on four routes; Motihari-Bapudham to Anand Vihar, Delhi
- Rail
- Darbhanga-Narkatiaganj line doubling
- PM Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana
- 100 most backward agricultural districts
- PMAY in Bihar
- Nearly 60 lakh of over 4 crore houses
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 18 July 2025, the Prime Minister launched development projects worth how much in Motihari, Bihar?
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Correct answer: B — Over Rs 7,000 crore
PIB (PMO): the PM laid foundation stones, inaugurated and dedicated projects worth over Rs 7,000 crore in Motihari; Rs 5,400 crore was the Durgapur figure the same day.
The Amrit Bharat Express flagged off from Motihari on 18 July 2025 runs directly from Motihari-Bapudham to which station?
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Correct answer: D — Anand Vihar, Delhi
PIB (PMO): the PM said the Amrit Bharat Express will now run directly from Motihari-Bapudham to Anand Vihar, Delhi.
Under the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana, mentioned by the PM at Motihari, how many of the most backward districts in terms of agriculture will be identified?
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Correct answer: C — 100
PIB (PMO): the PM said the Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana, under which 100 most backward districts in terms of agriculture will be identified.