PM Modi arrives in Srinagar for two-day visit

Srinagar, June 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening to take part in International Yoga Day tomorrow, officials said here.

The Prime Minister will also launch the Competitiveness Improvement in Agriculture and Allied Sectors (JKCIP) Project worth rupees 1,800 crore.

The project will be implemented in 90 Blocks across 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir and will have the project outreach of 300,000 households covering 15 lakh beneficiaries.

Earlier, the PM Modi posted on X, "Leaving for Srinagar, where I will be taking part in two programmes. Later this evening, I will be at the ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ programme, which focuses on youth-led development. Key projects worth over Rs. 1500 crore will be inaugurated or their foundation stones would be laid. These works cover infrastructure, water supply, education and more. Tomorrow morning, I will take part in the Yoga Day programme in Srinagar."