PM Modi to attend Vishwakarma' event, lay stone of textile park in Amravati

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Maharashtra on Friday to attend an event in Wardha marking the first anniversary of the PM Vishwakarma' scheme and lay the foundation stone of a textile park that will come up in Amravati. During the PM Vishwakarma' programme to be held in Wardha around 11.30 am, PM Modi will release certificates and loans to the beneficiaries of this scheme, an official release said. The central scheme was launched on September 17 last year to provide end-to-end support to artisans and craftspeople who work with their hands and tools. The PM will distribute credit under the scheme to 18 beneficiaries under 18 trades. As a tribute to their legacy and enduring contribution to society, he will release a commemorative stamp to mark one year of progress under the programme, it said. Modi will lay the foundation stone of a PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (PM MITRA) Park' that will come up in Amravati. The 1,000-acre park is being developed by the .