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PM in Varanasi: ₹3,880 crore projects

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM in Varanasi: ₹3,880 crore projects (GS3 · Infrastructure, 11 April 2025)

What happened

  • The PM laid foundations and inaugurated projects worth over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi [PIB].

Background

  • He spoke of his bond with Kashi [PIB].

Why it matters

  • The projects are meant to spread growth across eastern UP.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Government policies and interventions for development

  1. As per PIB (2025-04-11): the PM laid foundations and inaugurated projects worth over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi.
  2. The projects are meant to spread growth across eastern UP.
Quotable data point

The PM laid foundations and inaugurated projects worth over ₹3,880 crore in Varanasi.

PIB: PM in Varanasi, 11 Apr 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: none.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Project value

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: PM in Varanasi, 11 Apr 2025

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