PM Modi will also participate in the National Unity Day celebrations on Monday. (File)New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Gujarat and Rajasthan from October 30 during which he will lay the foundation stone of a C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility and pay tributes to India's first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel.The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said PM Modi will launch the aircraft manufacturing facility in Vadodara on Sunday and pay homage to Sardar Patel at the Statue of Unity on his birth anniversary on Monday in the poll-bound state.He will also participate in the National Unity Day celebrations to mark Patel's birth anniversary and address the officer trainees at the culmination of the 97th common foundation course, 'Aarambh 4.0'."Digital Governance: Foundation & Frontiers" was chosen as the theme for the fourth edition of 'Aarambh' with a view to help officer trainees learn how to leverage technological solutions to strengthen public service delivery and make the last-mile delivery transparent, effective and efficient, according to the PMO.On November 1, the PMO said, PM Modi will reach Rajasthan's Banswara district where he will attend a public programme to pay homage to the "unsung" tribal heroes of the freedom struggle.He will then launch various development projects at Jambughoda in Panchmahal district of Gujarat before returning to the national capital, it said.The PMO said the C-295 aircraft manufacturing facility, the first such private sector facility in the country, will be utilised for manufacturing 40 such transport planes for the Indian Air Force through a collaboration between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Airbus Defence and Space, Spain.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comThe facility will be a key step towards achieving self-reliance in the defence sector and will also help unlock the potential of the private players in the sector, it said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The Day
AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day Gujarat visit from Sunday and launch a host of projects in different parts of the state where Assembly elections are expected to be announced soon. PM Modi will begin his visit by laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 transport aircraft in Vadodara on Sunday, said a release issued by the Gujarat government. He will also address a gathering at Leprosy Ground in the city. On the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day on October 31, observed on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Modi will be pay floral tribute to him at the Statue of Unity at Kevadia. In the afternoon, he will visit Tharad town in Banaskantha district to inaugurate or perform ground-breaking for various projects in this parched region, mostly related to water supply, worth Rs 8,000 crore. Some of these projects include water distribution pipelines, construction of a canal and construction of 56 check dams. On November 1, PM Modi will attend an event at Mangadh Hill in neighbouring Rajasthan and then reach Jambughoda in Gujarat's Panchmahal district to launch various developmental projects, said the release. Modi will also address people at the venue, it added. In the evening, the prime minister is scheduled to address BJP workers of all 182 Assembly constituencies in Gujarat through video conference. This 'Diwali Milan' event for party workers will be held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, said the release.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually address 80 lakh ‘page committee’ members of BJP in Gujarat on November 1. An announcement in this regard was made by Gujarat BJP president C R Paatil while addressing a gathering of the Thakor-Kshatriya community at Sesa village of Patan district in North Gujarat Friday.The BJP has been formulating a strategy of having small committees comprising voters on a single page of a voters’ list. These committees are known as page committees and the party is trying to have committees for the maximum number of pages of the complete list.Quoting Paatil, an official BJP party release stated that a Sneh-Milan (get together) function has been organised by the party in which PM Modi will remain virtually present and address the party workers. A party office bearer said that around 80 lakh page committee members of the party will assemble at different locations in the state and Modi will address them virtually from Mahatma Mandir on November 1. The PM will also be joined by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Paatil.Among other things, Paatil also told the gathering in Sesa village that in the upcoming assembly election, BJP will create a historic record because the party has been doing people’s work and the people trust the leadership of Narendra Modi.During the programme, some local leaders of the Thakor-Kshatriya Sena also joined the BJP in the presence of Paatil. The programme was also joined by party leaders like sitting MP Bharatsinh Dabhi, former minister Jaynarayan Vyas and former MLAs Balvantsinh Rajput and Alpesh Thakor.
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd, has signed an agreement with Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) for the acquisition of its manufacturing plant at Sanand, Gujarat for Rs 725.7 crore.This Unit Transfer Agreement (UTA) includes entire land and buildings, vehicle manufacturing plant along with machinery and equipment, and the transfer of all eligible employees of FIPL’s vehicle manufacturing operations at Sanand, said a statement.FIPL will continue to operate its Powertrain Manufacturing Facility by leasing back the land and buildings of the Powertrain Manufacturing Plant from TPEML on mutually agreed terms. TPEML has agreed to offer employment to the eligible employees of FIPL’s Powertrain Manufacturing Plant in the event of FIPL’s cessation of such operations, the release added.The closure of the transaction will be subject to the receipt of relevant approvals from the government authorities and fulfilment of customary condition precedents. The government of Gujarat, TPEML and FIPL had already executed a tripartite MoU on May 30 to support all relevant approvals for the transaction.“With our manufacturing capacity nearing saturation, this acquisition is timely and a win-win for all stakeholders. It will unlock a state-of-the-art manufacturing capacity of 300,000 units per annum which is scalable to 420,000 units per annum,” the company stated.TPEML would make the necessary investments to reconfigure the plant to adapt to Tata Motors’ existing and future vehicle platforms. The unit is adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited at Sanand, which should help in a smooth transition.“The agreement with FIPL signed today is beneficial to all stakeholders and reflects Tata Motors strong aspiration to further strengthen its market position in the Passenger Vehicles segment and to continue to build on its leadership position in the Electric Vehicle segment,” said Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited.“It will accelerate the growth and development of the Indian auto industry by taking a progressive step forward towards building a future ready Atmanirbhar Bharat,” said Chandra.Steve Armstrong, Transformation Officer of Ford Motor Company, said: “Today’s announcement marks an important step forward in Ford’s ongoing business restructuring in India, which is part of our Ford+ plan for strategic transformation. With the transfer of employment for eligible vehicle manufacturing employees included in the agreement, this milestone also highlights our best effort in caring for those impacted by the restructuring.”
Tata Motors inks pact to acquire Ford India's Sanand plant for Rs 726 croreTata Motors Ltd signed an agreement on Sunday to buy Ford Motor's manufacturing plant in the western state of Gujarat for $91.5 million (Rs 726 crore).The agreement between the Indian automaker's subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEML) and Ford India Pvt Ltd (FIPL) covers land, assets and all eligible employees."With our manufacturing capacity nearing saturation, this acquisition is timely and a win-win for all stakeholders," Tata Motors said in a statement.The Jaguar Land Rover parent said the acquisition of the Sanand plant will unlock a manufacturing capacity of 300,000 units per year that could increase to 420,000.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comFord had less than 2 per cent of the Indian passenger vehicle market when it stopped production in the country last year, having struggled for more than two decades to generate profits.($1 = 79.3600 Indian rupees)
