PM Modi pays tribute to freedom fighter Birsa Munda on his birth anniversary

The legendary freedom fighter's birth anniversary coincides with the Jharkhand Statehood Day. Sources said that after paying tribute to Birsa Munda, PM Modi also visited the barrack number four of the old jail where Birsa Munda breathed his last after being captured by the British. After floral tribute to Birsa Munda, PM Modi left for Ulihatu in Khunti, the birthplace of Lord Birsa Munda, in his special helicopter.

The Prime Minister also visited the residence of the descendants of Birsa Munda to interact with them. The PM was also scheduled to visit the tribal exhibition and also flag off the Viksit Bharat Yatra aimed to take the welfare schemes to the doorsteps of the people. The yatra will culminate on Republic Day, Jan 26 next year.

PM Modi was also scheduled to inaugurate various welfare schemes during his Jharkhand visit. The Prime Minister is scheduled to launch the PM PVTG Mission (PM Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group Mission” for which the Centre is spending Rs 24,000 crore. Besides the PM will release Rs 18000 crore under the 15th installment of Kisan Samman Nidhi.

Earlier, on Tuesday, PM Modi landed in Ranchi for the 2-day Jharkhand visit. He was given a grand welcome at the airport here. Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan, CM Hemant Soren, Jharkhand government ministers, Chief Secretary along with many top officials and BJP workers received him at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi.