Narendra Modi visits Meera Manjhi's residence in Ayodhya. Who is she?
Narendra Modi on Saturday (December 30, 2023), visited the house of Meera Manjhi and images of the PM enjoying tea at her residence are now viral on the the internet.
Who is Meera Manjhi?
Union Minister Smriti Irani shared video of Modi's visit to the house of Meera, a resident of Ayodhya.
She is the 10 croreth beneficiary of the Ujjawala scheme.
What is Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was started in May, 2016 with an objective to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households across the country. Under PMUY, a deposit free LPG connection is provided to adult women from poor households.
Narendra Modi visited Ayodhya on Saturday to inaugurate several projects in the city.
Modi inaugurated, dedicated to the nation and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 15,700 crore at Ayodhya Dham.
अपनत्व और आत्मीयता!🙏🏻
— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) December 30, 2023
अयोध्या धाम में पीएम @narendramodi जी ने आज 'उज्ज्वला योजना' की लाभार्थी बहन मीरा मांझी से भेंट किया एवं उन्हें 22 जनवरी को राम मंदिर में प्राण-प्रतिष्ठा अनुष्ठान में आमंत्रित किया। pic.twitter.com/iWN4CuMx3O
These include projects worth about Rs 11,100 crore for development of Ayodhya and its surrounding areas and projects worth about Rs 4600 crore related to other projects across Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier, PM Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Ayodhya Railway Station and flagged off new Amrit Bharat trains and Vande Bharat trains.
He also dedicated several other railway projects to the nation.
After that, he also inaugurated the newly built Ayodhya Airport.
The airport has been named Maharishi Valmiki International Airport.