PM lays foundation stone and inaugurates projects worth over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 April 2025 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development works worth over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi, covering roads, power substations, education, sports and dairy.
Summary
In Varanasi on 11 April 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth over ₹3,880 crore. They include a road bridge between the Varanasi Ring Road and Sarnath, flyovers at Bhikharipur and Manduadih, a highway underpass road tunnel on NH-31, two 400 kV and one 220 kV transmission substations (Jaunpur, Chandauli, Ghazipur) worth over ₹1,045 crore, a Government Polytechnic at Pindra, 356 rural libraries, 100 anganwadi centres and a synthetic hockey turf at Uday Pratap College. A bonus of over ₹100 crore was transferred to milk suppliers associated with Banas Dairy, and Ayushman Vay Vandana cards were handed to senior citizens; the PM noted that Varanasi has issued the highest number of these cards, about 50,000, giving free treatment to people above 70. Highlighting GI tagging, he said the Varanasi region has over 30 GI-tagged products, and recently tagged UP products include Jaunpur imarti, Mathura sanjhi art, Bundelkhand kathiya wheat, Pilibhit flute, Prayagraj moonj art, Bareilly zardozi, Chitrakoot woodcraft and Lakhimpur Kheri Tharu zardozi.
Key facts
- Date
- 11 April 2025
- Total value
- over ₹3,880 crore
- Road works
- Ring Road–Sarnath bridge; Bhikharipur and Manduadih flyovers; NH-31 underpass tunnel
- Power
- two 400 kV and one 220 kV substations, over ₹1,045 crore
- Social
- Government Polytechnic Pindra, 356 rural libraries, 100 anganwadis
- Banas Dairy bonus
- over ₹100 crore to milk suppliers
- Ayushman Vay Vandana
- Varanasi has issued the most cards (about 50,000)
- GI products
- over 30 from Varanasi and nearby districts
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Development works worth over how much were inaugurated and launched by the Prime Minister in Varanasi on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹3,880 crore
₹3,880 crore; ₹1,045 crore was the value of the three power substations within the package.
The new road bridge among the Varanasi projects of 11 April 2025 connects the Varanasi Ring Road with which place?
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Correct answer: A — Sarnath
Sarnath: a road bridge between the Varanasi Ring Road and Sarnath was part of the projects.
Which dairy's milk suppliers received a bonus of over ₹100 crore at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event on 11 April 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Banas Dairy
Banas Dairy: the bonus was transferred to milk suppliers associated with it.
Consider the following statements made at the Prime Minister's Varanasi event of 11 April 2025: 1. Varanasi has issued the highest number of Ayushman Vay Vandana cards, about 50,000. 2. Over 50 products from Varanasi and surrounding districts have GI tags. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct. The PM said Varanasi leads in Ayushman Vay Vandana cards (about 50,000); the number of GI-tagged products from Varanasi and surrounding districts is over 30, not over 50.