PM Modi’s Goa Visit: PM dedicates Rs 1,330 crores under ‘Viksit Bharat, Viksit Goa 2047 programme’ and state-of-the-art NIT campus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for development projects worth over Rs 1,330 crores in Viksit Bharat, Viksit Goa 2047 program in Goa.

The development projects give a boost to infrastructure in the education, sports, water treatment, waste management, and tourism sectors. 

Elaborating about the 1,300 crore rupees worth of initiatives, the Prime Minister said that the projects will give a new push to the development of Goa. “Permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology and the campus of National Institute of Watersports and integrated waste management facility, 1930 appointment letters will take the state’s development to new heights.” 

Touching upon this year’s Budget, the Prime Minister said that it has provided impetus to the government’s resolution of saturation of schemes. He declared that the government is now guaranteeing two crore houses to the poor after the target of 4 crore pucca houses have already been achieved.

Regarding the government’s efforts in enhancing connectivity and establishing Goa as a logistics hub, the Prime Minister stated, “Our government is working towards improving connectivity in Goa and transforming it into a logistics hub. The inauguration of the Manohar Parrikar International Airport in Goa has facilitated continuous domestic and international flights.”

Modi also mentioned the country’s second longest cable bridge, New Zuari Bridge, which was dedicated to people last year. Underlining the rapid infrastructure development in Goa, including new roads, bridges, railway routes, and educational institutions, the Prime Minister remarked, “These developments are propelling the growth of Goa to new heights.”

Goa to get state-of-art NIT 

The Prime Minister also inaugurated the permanent campus of the National Institute of Technology in Goa. The newly built-up campus has various facilities such as tutorial complex, departmental complex, seminar complex, administrative complex, hostels, health centre, staff quarters, amenity centre, sports ground and other utilities to cater to the needs of students, faculty and staff of the Institute.

Notably, the project was envisioned by the former Chief Minister of Goa late Dr Manohar Parrikar who wanted to establish an institute of national importance in the state so that Goa would serve as the destination for education as well. The foundation stone for the campus was laid by Dr Manohar Parrikar itself on 15 December 2018.