PM Modi Inaugurates Key Development Projects and New Trains in Thiruvananthapuram

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, today to launch several development initiatives and launch new train services. He introduced the PM SVANidhi Credit Card and distributed PM SVANidhi loans to 100,000 beneficiaries. Modi also flagged off four new trains, including three Amrit Bharat Express services and one passenger train.

Additionally, he laid the foundation stone for the CSIR-NIIST Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship Hub. He also initiated construction of a cutting-edge Radiosurgery Centre at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, and inaugurated the new Poojappura Head Post Office.

Speaking to a large crowd in Thiruvananthapuram, PM Modi emphasized that India is united in its pursuit of a 'Developed India' (Viksit Bharat), with cities playing a pivotal role. He highlighted the central government's substantial investments in urban infrastructure over the past 11 years.

Modi pointed to recent income tax reforms, noting that Kerala's middle class has benefited from exemptions. He stressed the government's push to extend banking services to the grassroots level, making loans more accessible. The PM SVANidhi scheme, he explained, aims to ease lives for everyday people like street vendors by providing them credit cards—tools once reserved for the wealthy.