Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas programme in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, on Sunday, November 15, at 11 am through video conferencing, and will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 246 development projects worth around Rs 3,000 crore, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Saturday.

Source: PMO statement via ANI

The programme marks the 151st birth anniversary of Dharti Aaba Bhagwan Birsa Munda and will conclude the Janjatiya Gaurav Pakhwada, which has been observed across the country from November 1 to 15. The Prime Minister will also address the gathering, the PMO said.

246development projects
Rs 3,000 croretotal project value
173projects to be inaugurated
38Eklavya Model Residential Schools

Of the projects to be inaugurated, 38 are Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) for tribal students and 100 are Multi-Purpose Centres under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN), which will serve as hubs for service delivery and community activities. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the Tribal Research Institute building at Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh and the Ropuiliani Tribal Freedom Fighter Museum at Aizawl in Mizoram, named after the nineteenth-century Mizo chieftainess who resisted British colonial rule.

Source: IANS

Modi will also lay the foundation stone of 19 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools, 12 Tribal Multipurpose Marketing Centres to improve market access for tribal producers, and 42 other projects under PM-JANMAN and the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DAJGUA), the statement said.

According to the PMO, the projects are aimed at strengthening education, healthcare, livelihoods and community infrastructure for tribal communities across the country. Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas is observed every year on November 15 to honour Birsa Munda and recognise the contribution of tribal communities to India's freedom struggle and national development.