Question – On January 4, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport. In which state is this airport located?
(a) Tripura
(b) Sikkim
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
Answer—(a)
Related facts
- On January 4, 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Integrated Terminal Building at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport.
- The construction cost of this new integrated terminal building is approximately Rs 450 crore.
- Supported by the latest IT network-integrated system, the terminal building is spread over 30,000 square meters.
- On the occasion, the Prime Minister also launched two major development initiatives – Tripura Gram Samridhi Yojana and Project Mission of 100 Vidyajyoti Schools.
- Tripura Gram Samridhi Yojana has been launched with the objective of achieving benchmark standards for service delivery in key areas of development at the village level.
- The areas selected under this scheme include household tap connections, domestic electricity connections, all-weather roads, toilets for each household, recommended vaccinations for each child, participation of women in self-help groups, etc.
- 100 Vidyajyoti Schools Project Mission aims to improve the quality of education in the state.
- Under this scheme, 100 existing higher/higher secondary schools are being converted into Vidyajyoti schools with state-of-the-art facilities and quality education.
- Around 1.2 lakh students from nursery to class 12 will be covered under the project and Rs 500 crore will be spent on this project in the next three years.
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