Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth about Rs 7,500 crore in sectors like health, rail, road, oil and gas in Shirdi, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra on 26 October, 2023.
The multiple development projects include Ayush Hospital at Ahmednagar Civil Hospital, electrification of Kurduwadi-Latur Road railway section (186 Km), 3rd & 4th railway lines connecting Jalgaon to Bhusaval (24.46 km), four laning of Sangli to Borgaon section of NH-166 (Package-I), and additional facilities at Manmad terminal of Indian Oil Corporation.
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Maternal & Child Health Wing at Ahmednagar Civil Hospital, and distributed Ayushman cards and Svamitva cards to beneficiaries. He also inaugurated the new Darshan Queue complex at Shirdi and dedicated to the nation the left bank (85km) canal network of the Nilwande Dam. He also performed the Jal Pujan at the site.
The PM also launched the Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Nidhi Yojana, which will benefit more than 86 lakh beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in Maharashtra.
The complex is a mega building, equipped with waiting halls with a cumulative seating capacity of more than 10,000 and has air-conditioned public amenities such as cloak rooms, toilets, booking counters, prasad counters and information centre.