Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in West Bengal on a two-day visit. Modi arrived in Hooghly district from neighbouring Odisha and attended the state-level 'Paschimbanga Divas' (West Bnegal Day) celebrations at Tarakeswar.
During the visist, the prime minister released the 23rd instalment of PM-Kisan scheme worth Rs 18,880 crore, benefiting over 9.44 crore farmers across the country.
Modi also launched, dedicated and laid foundation stones for various development projects across railways, agriculture, rural development, fisheries and animal husbandry sectors. Modi dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stones for important railway projects worth around Rs 590 crore. He inaugurated 49 road infrastructure projects developed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-III), covering a total length of more than 315 km across various districts of West Bengal.
During the visit, the prime minister will lead the International Day of Yoga programme in Kolkata and commission three indigenously built naval ships.
The prime minister will stay overnight at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata before leading the International Day of Yoga celebrations at Red Road on Sunday morning. Later in the day, he will commission three indigenously designed and built naval ships constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers in Kolkata.
-With inputs from PTI