PM Modi In Chhattisgarh For 25th Statehood Day: ₹14,260 Cr Projects Launched

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UPDATED: Nov 1, 2025 12:19 IST

On this Special Report, the focus is on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Raipur to mark the 25th anniversary of Chhattisgarh's statehood, attended by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. According to India Today's Sumi Rajappan, 'Atal Vihari Vajpayee was a visionary... his role cannot be replicated.' The Prime Minister inaugurated projects worth over ₹14,000 crore, including a new state-of-the-art Legislative Assembly, where he unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Key inaugurations also included the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Memorial and Tribal Freedom Fighters Museum and the Shanti Shikhar Spiritual Centre of Brahma Kumaris. The visit began with an interaction with 2,500 children who received free heart surgeries under the 'Gift of Life' program at Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital.

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