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Modi asks states to revamp railway stations into icons

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held meeting with the secretaries of all Central ministries and asked the states to redevelop at least one railway station under their jurisdiction and make i

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held meeting with the secretaries of all Central ministries and asked the states to redevelop at least one railway station under their jurisdiction and make it an iconic structure and a centre of economic activity. The PM also met his Cabinet colleagues and reviewed functioning of their ministries.

Last month, in a meeting of the council of ministers, the PM had said that on every fourth Wednesday of the month he would be holding such review meetings.

During the meeting with all the secretaries and chief secretaries via video conferencing (known as Pragati meeting), Mr Modi also directed the states to work towards speedy implementation of solar power projects in their respective jurisdiction.

Further, the PM reviewed the programme for elimination of Kala Azar, and called for all efforts to eradicate the disease. He also directed officials to address related public grievances to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Progress of vital infrastructure projects in the road, railway, coal, power and renewable energy sectors, spread over several states were also reviewed by him, official sources said.

“Today’s PRAGATI session was extensive. We discussed infra projects, Mission Indradhanush, upgradation of NIFT campuses & other issues,” Mr Modi later tweeted. Taking stock of the comprehensive re-development projects of railway stations, he suggested to all Chief Secretaries to work towards at least one such re-development project in each state, a PMO statement said.

Modi said such re-developed railway stations would become iconic structures and centres of economic activity, it added.

Reviewing the Char-Dham road connectivity improvement project in Uttarakhand, the Prime Minister called for expediting the work at the earliest.

“Also called for expediting work on the Char-Dham road connectivity improvement project in Uttarakhand,” he said in another tweet.

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