PM Modi to begin 2-day visit to Varanasi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit his parliamentary constituency Varanasi Monday afternoon to celebrate his 68th birthday with school children. 

The Prime Minister will stay in Varanasi for two days and apart from spending an evening watching movie with children, he will also launch various development projects on Tuesday.

Varanasi is all set to welcome its parliamentarian and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 68th birthday. 

This is for the first time that the Prime Minister will celebrate his birthday in his constituency. 

After reaching Varanasi Monday Afternoon Mr Modi will visit Naruar village of Rohaniya area where he will interact with children of a primary school, aided by non-profit organisation “Room to Read” and will inaugurate a library there. 

Later Mr Modi will interact with students of Kashi Vidyapeeth and children assisted by them, on the



premises of Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW). 

BJP spokesperson Ashok Pandey told that the Prime Minister will spend the evening by watching a 32-minute film called "Chalo Jeete Hain" with school children.

On Tuesday, the Prime Minister will inaugurate or lay the foundation of various development projects, worth more than Rs 500 crore. 

District Magistrate Varanasi, Surendra Singh told that among the projects to be inaugurated by Modi are Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for Old Kashi and an Atal Incubation Centre at BHU which is the first incubation center of a kind in State.

To mark Prime Minister's birthday, medical camps will be setup at 68 locations across the district and 68 major spots will be illuminated with lamps. Special prayer services will also be held in 68 temples in the district for the well-being of the Prime Minister.