PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in Surat
On 5 June 2026 in Surat, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in the road, power and industrial sectors.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid foundation stones for development projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in the road, power and industrial sectors in Surat, Gujarat, on 5 June 2026. Prime Minister Modi also virtually inaugurated a 220-bedded ESIC hospital in Surat for workers and migrant families, and planted a tree under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign on World Environment Day. In his address, Modi recalled that Gujarat set up India's first Climate Change Department in 2009 along with the Charanka Solar Park.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 5 June 2026, Surat, Gujarat
- Value
- Over ₹18,800 crore
- Sectors
- Road, power, industrial
- Health
- 220-bedded ESIC hospital (virtual inauguration)
- Static
- Gujarat set up India's first Climate Change Department in 2009
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 5 June 2026, the Prime Minister launched development projects worth over ₹18,800 crore in which city?
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Correct answer: D — Surat
The projects in the road, power and industrial sectors were launched in Surat, Gujarat.
The ESIC hospital virtually inaugurated by the Prime Minister in Surat on 5 June 2026 has how many beds?
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Correct answer: B — 220
The Labour Ministry release describes it as ESIC's 220-bedded hospital in Surat.
In his Surat address of 5 June 2026, the Prime Minister recalled that Gujarat set up India's first Climate Change Department in which year?
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Correct answer: C — 2009
The PIB release quotes the PM recalling Gujarat's first Climate Change Department in 2009, alongside the Charanka Solar Park.