Govt focussing on boosting regional connectivity & availability of digital facilities to maximum potential, asserts PM

Govt focussing on boosting regional connectivity & availability of digital facilities to maximum potential, asserts PM
Srinagar,,13-Oct; Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the focus of the government is to boost regional connectivity and to ensure the availability of digital facilities up to their maximum potential.
He was addressing a public gathering at the launch of various developmental projects in Una, Himachal Pradesh. The prime Minister said, the New India is overcoming the challenges of the past and growing rapidly.
Earlier today in the morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express from Una in Himachal Pradesh to New Delhi. This is the fourth Vande Bharat train to be introduced in the country. The introduction of the train will help boost tourism in the region and provide a comfortable and a faster mode of travel.
Modi also inaugurated the Indian Institute of Information Technology Una and laid the foundation stone of a bulk drug Park in Una. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said the government is not only meeting the needs of the people but also started working with full force.
He added that the government of double engine is providing modern facilities of the 21st century to the people.
Modi said that during the Corona pandemic, the country has shown the power of Indian-made medicines to the whole world and Himachal has also contributed significantly to this feat. The Prime minister said that with the formation of bulk drug pharma, cheap and good treatment will be available for the patients. He said new avenues of employment would open up in Himachal with the creation of this park. He added that his top priority is to hone the skills and abilities of the youth.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur Himachal have got the country’s fourth Vand Bharat Express in five years, which shows the Prime Minister’s commitment towards the development of the hill State.
Later in the day, Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of two hydropower projects in Chamba. These projects will generate over 270 million units of electricity annually and Himachal Pradesh is expected to get annual revenue of around one hundred ten crore rupees.
Modi will also launch Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana -3 in Himachal Pradesh for upgradation of around three thousand 125 kilometres of roads in the State.