Bhubaneswar, Oct 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Odisha’s Rourkela city on November 15 to launch a series of programmes.
He will visit the steel city on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Divas, the birth anniversary of legendary tribal freedom fighter of Odisha Birsa Munda.
The PM will lay foundation stones for several projects for tribal welfare and launch Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana.
He will also lay the foundation stone for the proposed Birsa Munda memorial building in Sundargarh district.
PM Modi is also slated to launch the Shahid Madho Singh Haath Kharcha Yojana, a flagship programme named after freedom fighter Madho Singh. Besides, he will lay foundation stones of hostels for 450 primary schools, Odia Asmita Centre in Bhubaneswar and Janajati Swabhiman Bhawan. This apart, he will distribute land titles under the Forest Rights Act to some people belonging to eight tribal communities.