Vice-President hands over 216 Smart Cities homes in Puducherry, unveils Bharathiyar statue
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated a housing project under the Smart Cities Mission in Puducherry on 29 December 2025, handing over keys of 216 tenements, and unveiled a statue of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar.
Summary
Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan inaugurated a housing project under the Smart Cities Mission in Puducherry on 29 December 2025 and handed over the keys of 216 newly built tenements to beneficiaries. Radhakrishnan, on his first visit to Puducherry since taking office after serving as its Lieutenant Governor, addressed a civic reception and recalled the ancient port of Arikamedu as evidence of India's maritime links with the Roman world. The Vice-President also unveiled a statue of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar and stressed passing on the legacy of freedom fighters to future generations.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 29 December 2025, Puducherry
- Housing
- 216 tenements under the Smart Cities Mission
- Statue
- Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar
- Heritage cited
- Arikamedu port, maritime links with the Roman world
- Note
- Vice-President earlier served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The 216 tenements handed over by the Vice-President in Puducherry on 29 December 2025 were built under which mission?
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Correct answer: C — Smart Cities Mission
PIB (Vice President's Secretariat): the Vice-President inaugurated a housing project under the Smart Cities Mission and handed over keys of 216 tenements.
During his Puducherry visit on 29 December 2025, the Vice-President unveiled the statue of which poet?
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Correct answer: C — Subramania Bharathiyar
PIB (Vice President's Secretariat): the Vice-President unveiled the statue of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar and paid tribute to the poet.