PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹47,600 crore at Rairangpur as Odisha government completes two years
On 20 June 2026 at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹47,600 crore, with President Droupadi Murmu present.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth over ₹47,600 crore at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, on 20 June 2026, at a programme marking two years of the Odisha government with the theme 'Vikas ra Dhara, Odisha Sara'. President Droupadi Murmu and Modi earlier visited her native Pahadpur village, which Modi said will be developed as a solar village. Modi paid tribute to Pandit Raghunath Murmu, creator of the Ol Chiki script for the Santhali language, and said around 500 Eklavya Model Schools have been opened across the country.
Key facts
- Event
- Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj, Odisha, 20 June 2026
- Projects
- Over ₹47,600 crore
- Occasion
- Two years of the Odisha government
- Theme
- 'Vikas ra Dhara, Odisha Sara'
- Pahadpur
- To be developed as a solar village
- Ol Chiki
- Script for Santhali, created by Pandit Raghunath Murmu
- Eklavya Model Schools
- Around 500 opened nationwide
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Where did PM Narendra Modi inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of projects worth over ₹47,600 crore on 20 June 2026, marking two years of the Odisha government?
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Correct answer: A — Rairangpur, Mayurbhanj
The programme was held at Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
What was the theme of the programme at Rairangpur on 20 June 2026 marking two years of the Odisha government?
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Correct answer: C — Vikas ra Dhara, Odisha Sara
The theme of the programme was 'Vikas ra Dhara, Odisha Sara'.
At Rairangpur on 20 June 2026, PM Modi paid tribute to Pandit Raghunath Murmu. Pandit Raghunath Murmu is known as the creator of which script?
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Correct answer: D — Ol Chiki, for Santhali
The PMO release describes Pandit Raghunath Murmu as the creator of the Ol Chiki script for the Santhali language.
Consider the following statements made by PM Modi in Odisha on 20 June 2026: 1. Pahadpur village will be developed as a solar village. 2. Around 500 Eklavya Model Schools have been opened across the country. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as stated by the Prime Minister.