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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on December 19 to attend 60 years of Goa’s independence celebration, said Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
“PM Modi has been invited to the program to celebrate 60 years of Goa’s independence. He will reach Azad Maidan at around 2 pm. This will be followed by the Prime Minister’s program at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium at 3 pm,” said Sawant.
Prime Minister Modi will also lay the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over 650 crores during his visit.
According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on December 19 every year to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ undertaken by the Indian Armed Forces that liberated Goa from Portuguese rule.
PM Modi will also felicitate the freedom fighters and veterans of ‘Operation Vijay’ at the function.
The Prime Minister will inaugurate multiple development projects including the renovated Fort Aguada Jail Museum, Super Speciality Block at Goa Medical College, New South Goa District Hospital, Aviation Skill Development Center at Mopa Airport and the Gas-insulated Substation at Dabolim-Navelim, Margao.
He will also lay the foundation stone for the India International University of Legal Education and Research of Bar Council of India Trust at Goa.
It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to improve medical infrastructure and provide top class medical facilities across the country. In line with this vision, the Super Speciality Block at Goa Medical College and Hospital has been constructed at a cost of over Rs. 380 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana scheme, the PMO statement said.
