PM lays foundation stone for Bundelkhand Expressway; Also launches 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations
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Chitrakoot, February 29: PM Narendra Modi today laid foundation stone for the Bundelkhand Expressway and launched the Har Ghar Jal Scheme to provide piped water to the households in Bundelkhand region. He also launched 10 thousand farmers Producer Organisations FPO all over the country on this occasion and distributed Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to the beneficiaries of the PM-Kisan scheme.
Kisan Credit Card being given to the beneficiaries of PM Kisan scheme will help farmers in availing short term loan using these cards. A massive distribution drive is being held today during which KCCs will be issued to farmers at bank branches spread across the country.
The 296-kilometre long Expressway will provide a four-lane access-controlled route in Uttar Pradesh. It will be supplementing the nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor announced by the Government of India in February 2018. "Next-gen Infrastructure for a better tomorrow! Delighted to be laying the foundation stone for the Bundelkhand Expressway at Chitrakoot. This expressway will be the harbinger of progress for youngsters in the region and will also help the Defence Corridor coming up in the state", said PM Modi on the occassion.
The state government is constructing the Bundelkhand Expressway which shall pass through the districts of Chitrakoot, Banda, Hamirpur and Jalaun. It is slated to link the Bundelkhand area to Delhi through Agra-Lucknow expressway and Yamuna expressway as well as play a vital role in the development of Bundelkhand region. The 296 km long expressway is expected to benefit Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jaloun, Oraiyah and Etawah districts.